Projects
My projects connect population-health measurement problems with methodological research, reusable software, data infrastructure, and implementation alongside international research and public-health partners.
Active Projects
A Gates Foundation-initiated consortium project developing AI-enabled methods to improve cause-of-death determination in low-resource settings.
A WHO-hosted archive and analytics environment for mortality reference data, including verbal autopsy reference deaths and related datasets.
A Python package for cause-of-death classification from verbal autopsy data using text, tabular, and ensemble multimodal pipelines.
Past Research Projects
A statewide study estimating current and past COVID-19 prevalence among Ohio adults using survey, testing, and statistical modeling approaches.
A long-running line of work at Johns Hopkins focused on mortality estimation, evidence synthesis, and global health measurement, including IMPROVE and earlier CHERG/MCEE efforts.
Consulting and Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance for Verbal Autopsy Data Collection in Guinea-Bissau
Supported verbal autopsy interviews and cause-of-death data collection workflows in Guinea-Bissau, including digital survey infrastructure and implementation.
Development of the 2022 WHO Standardized Verbal Autopsy Instrument
Contributed to the revision of the 2022 WHO standardized verbal autopsy instrument to support more modern, harmonized mortality surveillance across countries.
Data Quality Review for the Global Health Observatory
Provided technical support on data quality review for the Global Health Observatory.
Technical Assistance for the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018
Provided demographic and analytical support for the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018.