As an infectious disease epidemiologist, I aim to understand the transmission dynamics of infections, to investigate risk factors for pathogen acquisition and disease progression, and to assess individual and population-level vaccine effects. Ultimately, my research is motivated by a desire to identify optimal vaccination strategies.

Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools of disease prevention ever developed. Yet, gaps in our understanding of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases, the effects of vaccines at the individual and population levels, and heterogeneity in vaccine-induced immune response limit our ability to determine the best strategy for preventing, controlling, and eliminating public health threat of infectious diseases.

My approach is to integrate empirical clinical research, statistical analysis and modeling of new and existing data, and theoretical work to address questions of public health importance that will most effectively minimize the morbidity and mortality caused by infectious diseases.