I am a clinical oncology social worker and associate professor (with tenure) in the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan, where I also serve as the research director for clinical service and patient outcomes at the University of Michigan Health Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program, and associate director at the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training. My research attends to evidence-based practice, psychosocial oncology, integrated health and mental health, and social determinants of (youth) health.  I teach both MSW and PhD level courses, e.g., MSW level: Mental Health Disorders in Adulthood; The Art and Science of Clinical Social Work; Clinical Social Work Assessment, and PhD level: Introduction to Statistics in Social Sciences I & II; Applied Structural Modeling; Meta-Analysis. As a trained clinician, I have over 5 years of clinical experience as a therapist supporting clients with comorbid physical and mental health challenges across healthcare settings. I have clinical expertise in solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and I am certified by the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ACBT) and the Board of Oncology Social Work Certification (OSW-C)

My pronouns are he/him/his.