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Undergraduate School: Indiana University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital/Spectrum Health/MSU
Hobbies: I enjoy reading, watching reality television, nature walks/camping, baking and hanging out with my niece and nephew.
Research/QI Interests: I’m interested in the intersections of child abuse pediatrics and developmental pediatrics, reducing/eliminating implicit bias in medicine and more specifically in the evaluation of child maltreatment and improving healthcare for LGBTQ+ persons. 

Why Child Protection?
I first became interested in the field of Child Abuse Pediatrics in medical school when I did a rotation with Riley’s Child Protection Team. In residency, I again rotated with the child abuse pediatricians at that institution and found myself even more drawn to this field. I enjoy the critical thinking involved and the necessary multidisciplinary approach unique to this field of medicine. Becoming a child abuse pediatrician will allow me to combine my various interests in medicine (developmental peds, adolescent medicine, reducing/eliminating bias in medicine) in a way that will allow me to help improve the health and safety of children.

Why IU/Riley?
I loved my rotations at Riley while I was in medical school, especially my time with the Child Protection Team. I knew that I would receive a wonderful education with a team that was dedicated to teaching and serving their patients. Additionally, the team covers calls from all over the state of Indiana which provides exposure to diverse populations and patient presentations.