I received a Master of Science (MS) Degree in Global Health from Duke University Graduate School, where I studied epidemiology, quantitative and qualitative research methods and data analysis, comparative health systems, maternal and child health, and mental health. I researched postpartum depression in Sri Lanka as the principal investigator, collaborated on research about hypertension management in Nepal in a community-based setting, and examined maternal health service disparities in Ethiopia using national datasets. I received my Doctoral degree in Public Health (DrPH) from Texas A&M University with training in health behaviors, survival analysis, meta-analysis, policy analysis, public health practice, leadership, community health development, intervention design, and program evaluation. I also interned or volunteered in multiple public sectors, private sectors, companies, NGOs, and higher education institutions.