Collegiate Affiliation
Sociology

My research identifies the structural mechanisms that generate population health inequality in the US, with a particular focus on racial and class-based disparities. I examine how Black and working class Americans have consistently experienced disproportionate illness and premature death compared to their White and professional class peers. My work demonstrates that these durable disparities stem from racism and classism embedded in our political, economic, and social systems -- powerful organizing logics that have kept health-relevant privileges and imposed hazards allocated along similar lines for as long as we've been collecting population health data.