About Me

Hello! I'm Cassie, an undergraduate at Northwestern University interested in understanding how our built and natural environments influence health and wellbeing. Specifically, I am passionate about exploring how climate resiliency initiatives can enhance public health outcomes.

I aim to integrate geospatial and machine learning techniques with laboratory analysis of biomarkers to understand how our everyday environments can positively impact health outcomes.

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Current Research Projects

  1. Helicobacter pylori in the Philippines: Social and ecological determinants of seropositivity and lack of association with systemic inflammation
    • Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey
  2. Dam-induced displacement and disruption are associated with cortisol concentration and patterns of diurnal variation
    • Thwake Multipurpose Dam
  3. Empirical testing of the role of greenspace in social cohesion
    • Study of active neighborhoods in Detroit
  4. Evanston Neighborhood Community Relationships and the Environment
    • My senior thesis project!

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Check out some of my work here!

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GIS

I work with QGIS and ArcGIS Pro. Some of my projects include urban green space planning and air quality interpolation.

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Data Science

I am familiar with data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, machine learning with tabular data, and data visualization in R.

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Side Quests

I occasionally code for fun, and I particularly enjoy making Shiny Apps. Check out some of my other endeavors here!

Questions? Interested in working together?