Experienced professional specializing in applied ethnography and human-centered research design.

Expert in research methodology: applying the most effective techniques to solving difficult research problems. Dually trained in applied anthropology (Ph.D. 2009) and public health (M.P.H. 2006) with experience in both quantitative and qualitative techniques.

I have designed and implemented projects ranging from an assessment of the Malaysian national food supplementation program to Microsoft’s next generation technologies, internal performance evaluation and employee development tools at Google, and consumer-facing Google products for nonprofits and international users.

Trained and funded by the National Science Foundation, a Fulbright Scholar, and regular presenter at the foremost national meetings for the discipline (e.g., American Anthropological Association, Society for Applied Anthropology, EPIC).