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︎Causal ML for Syndemic Risk Quantification and Intervention Impact Forecasting

Leading a federally funded study applying machine learning and causal methods to EHR data from over 8 million patients across Federally Qualified Health Centers. Identifying syndemic risk clusters and estimating intervention effects for cardiometabolic disease in underserved populations. (Code and preprint forthcoming)

︎ NLP Applications for Public Health in Africa

Co-led a systematic scoping review mapping natural language processing applications across African health systems, identifying evidence gaps and opportunities for AI deployment in low-resource contexts.  

︎ Sentiment Analysis of Preventive Behaviors During COVID-19

Analyzed social media engagement patterns around non-communicable disease prevention behaviors during lockdowns in Nigeria, generating insights on maintaining prevention messaging during public health emergencies.

︎ Mapping Health Resource Access Using Crowdsourced Data 

Used crowdsourced digital platform data to map the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation indices and availability of health-promoting resources across Canadian cities — an early application of non-traditional data sources to understand spatial inequities in health resource access.

︎ Evidence & Gap Map — Inclusive Interventions for Children with Disabilities

Led production of a global evidence and gap map systematically mapping interventions for children with disabilities across low- and middle-income countries, informing UNICEF's Global Research Agenda and strategic investment priorities.