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Photo documenting RESPIRAR’s fieldwork on the Eastern Shore
Photo documenting the RESPIRAR’s Project fieldwork throughout the Eastern Shore presented unique challenges pertaining to farmworker safety while maintaining working relations with farm owners.
Read moreUnderstanding indoor air quality as Canadian wildfire smoke looms over U.S.
Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges and I repurposed our blog post analyzing indoor air quality during the 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke episode to reach a broader audience. The article was published in Dialogue & Discourse.
Read moreMaryland’s landmark heat stress standard risks leaving farmworkers behind as temperatures and political tensions rise
I co-authored this piece in Dialogue & Discourse to share RESPIRAR project findings on how Maryland’s heat stress policy may leave migrant farmworkers at risk.
Read moreResearcher’s expertise shines through in Wix website redesign
I had a lot of fun working with Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges to redesign her professional Wix website. The updates reflect her expertise as a researcher, professor, and environmental & public health scholar.
Read morePoster design and data visualizations at the 2024 American Public Health Association’s annual meeting
This was my first time designing a scientific poster. View before & after data visualizations and graphics.
Read moreHighlighting farmworker health findings at this year’s American Public Health Association’s annual meeting
In this blog, I cover the RESPIRAR team’s presence at the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting. Highlights included Devon Payne-Sturges’ keynote, research on COVID-19 interventions and discussions on public health ethics.
Read moreMapping Maryland’s Eastern Shore for the RESPIRAR Project
As part of the RESPIRAR Project, I design maps tailored for web use and conference presentations, employing tools like QGIS, Datawrapper, Flourish and Illustrator.
Read moreRESPIRAR research assistant reflects on her work with migrant & seasonal farmworkers over the summer
In this Q&A, Divya Aikat and I dive into her observations and thoughts after spending a summer on the Eastern Shore. She supported the RESPIRAR Project’s field work as a research assistant.
Read moreBehind the scenes: analyzing indoor air quality data in farmworker housing during Canada’s 2023 wildfire
Using R Studio and Datawrapper, I analyzed RESPIRAR air quality data to uncover indoor air quality spikes during wildfire events.
Read moreThe RESPIRAR Project is represented at IAPHS 2024 annual conference
In this blog post, I highlight RESPIRAR’s presence at this year’s Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science conference, held in St. Louis, Missouri, from Sept. 11 – 13, 2024.
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