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I’m a Senior Scholar of Public Policy in the Williams Institute at UCLA Law. I was previously an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health and a Visiting Professor in the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco. I am also an Affiliate Scientist in the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation at St. Michael’s Hospital and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University.

My work focuses on measuring and addressing the effects of intersectional stigma and discrimination at the interpersonal and structural levels. I have conducted community-engaged and community-led research with trans people and people who use drugs in India, Canada, and the United States addressing mental health, HIV prevention and treatment, overdose prevention, and access to care. I currently lead research to develop and evaluate intersectional measures of interpersonal and structural stigma. I also provide research and evaluation services as a consultant.