February 7, 2026

My work on substance use content on TikTok was featured in an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) examining “PingTok” and the growing visibility of drug use aesthetics on TikTok. See the Instagram explainer here →

https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/reel/DUMHwLYjxFB/

January 14, 2026

I wrote a piece for The Conversation that summarizes my doctoral work for the past few years.

Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use


December 7, 2025

Our paper on the exploration of substance use content on TikTok through hashtags was featured on UNBUBBLE - a German digital interview series on Youtube!

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November 15, 2025

I’ll be presenting a poster at AMIA 2025 in Atlanta! I’ll be presenting a poster on my recent work analyzing stigma narratives shared by people who use drugs on Reddit. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues at the intersection of health and AI.

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See the full poster here.


July 23, 2025

I successfully defended my dissertation proposal! 🥳


September 20, 2024