Rebecca joined the Center for Health Systems Effectiveness in 2020, supporting projects that focus on Medicaid policy reform and evaluation. She holds a master’s degree in criminology and is currently a doctoral candidate in epidemiology and biostatistics at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Prior to CHSE, Rebecca worked in the government and non-profit sectors, where her research spanned across a number of fields, including mental health, emerging zoonotic infectious disease, racial/ethnic health equity, and HIV/AIDS. Her current research focuses on the effects of discrimination on cardiometabolic risk.