I am a population health scientist. Most of my work involves explaining how the structuring of human societies allows some groups of people to live longer, healthier lives than others. I also investigate how different groups cope with chronic social stress, especially through religious/spiritual beliefs and practices.
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I am currently working as research faculty at the Institute for Social Research and Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan. Before this, I was an NIA-funded postdoctoral scholar at the Duke University School of Medicine.
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Outside work, I cook and write music with my friends and partner, Allison. In past lives, I toured in punk bands, worked as a line cook in commercial kitchens, and studied philosophy. My favorite quote is from Montaigne, who quipped that "even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass."