Research

My research sits at the intersection of emergency management, immigrant communities, and emerging technologies. I am driven by a fundamental question: who gets help during disasters, and who gets left behind?

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Main Themes

Immigrant Vulnerability & Integration

I study how immigrant communities experience disasters in the United States, examining the barriers they face when accessing emergency services, how they navigate recovery, and the resilience strategies communities develop despite systemic challenges.

I examine how existing emergency management structures either support or fail marginalized communities during crises, and how policies, institutions, and technologies can be redesigned to be more inclusive and responsive.

Privacy & Ethical Concerns in AI

I explore the ethical and privacy implications of AI and emerging technologies for vulnerable communities, including how contact tracing apps, vaccination platforms, and other digital tools are perceived and used by communities with limited institutional trust.

Assistive Technologies & Data Analytics

I use data analytics, social media analysis, systematic literature reviews, and demographic modeling to examine disparities in emergency management outcomes, drawing on tools such as Python, R, and ArcGIS.

Dissertation