Sarah is a PhD student in the Population Health Sciences program, advised by Dr. Nick Menzies. Her research is at the intersection of infectious disease epidemiology and economics, with a focus on the role of human behavior in disease prevention, detection, and transmission.
She is interested in infectious disease modelling, disease surveillance, antibiotic resistance, and the design and evaluation of interventions to predict, prevent, and respond to disease outbreaks. She has previous experience at MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), EcoHealth Alliance, Population Services International, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sarah received her BA in Economics from Barnard College, Columbia University in 2017.