I am a fourth-year M.D. Candidate at Dell Medical School and recently completed an M.A. in Design focused on Health Candidate at UT Austin. I have a self-taught background in graphic design as well as a B.A. in Chemistry from Rice University. My interests include perinatal and women’s mental health, spatial design, built environment, health policy, and safety-net care. I am an advocate for the “human element” in research, design, and scholarship; this entails co-creating and learning alongside communities, centering their stories and experiences, and acknowledging the impact our work (research, policies, patient care, designs) will ultimately have on individuals.