I received my PhD in Political Science from Northern Arizona University. My research focuses on health policy and health systems in sub-Saharan Africa and other low-resource settings, with particular attention to governance, health regulation, financing, access, and health system resilience. I examine how health systems function under institutional and resource constraints, including how they regulate providers, allocate responsibility, expand access, and adapt to crisis. A second strand of my research examines social policy in Nigeria, particularly programs that transfer money directly to households and their implications for household welfare and poverty risk.