Work Samples
Literature Review
Imprisonment and increased risks for cardiovascular disease
Quick overview: In this literature review, I examine evidence of how imprisonment possibly leads to higher levels of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and stroke. I also discuss how this problem is connected to poverty, discrimination, education levels, and other socioeconomic determinants of health. Finally, I provide some recommendations for future research.
For the full literature review: see the following GoogleDoc.
Stata Tutorial
Analysis of the effect of imprisonment on time to mortality based on survey data
Quick overview: Using data from the National Health Interview Survey supplement on HIV/AIDS knowledge I use Stata to examine the relationship between incarceration and time to death for men and women while accounting for effects in the first year of follow-up and in the long run.
For the code and a full report: see the tutorial.
Fact Sheet
Thyroid cancer: issues with screening and treatment
Quick overview: This is a factsheet about thyroid cancer including issues with overdiagnosis and potential diagnostic test harm.
For the factsheet: see this PDF document.