Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)

I obtained my Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Dubuque (2024). I also have a Master of Science in Health Science/Public Health from Western Illinois University (2021). Prior to my training in health care, I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2018).

Graduate Public Health Intern – Memorial Hospital Association – 2021
Undergraduate Public Health Intern – CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholar/Kennedy Krieger Institute – 2017

Hiking/running. Landscaping/Gardening. Dystopian novels/movies/shows. Entertaining my many nieces and nephews (7 and counting)!

My clinical interests include preventative medicine, lifestyle medicine, chronic disease management, and pediatrics.

I was born and raised in Hancock County Illinois on a small farm near Fountain Green. I attended La Harpe Elementary School and graduated from Illini West High School in 2013. After high school I attended the University of Illinois in Chicago, where I studied engineering and pre-medicine. After obtaining my bachelor’s degree I returned to Hancock County where I began delving into experiences in patient care and public health. While working as a patient care technician for Keokuk Area Hospital I obtained my Master of Science in Health Sciences/Public Health from Western Illinois University. Unfortunately, during that same time the country was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This led me into working for a few different initiatives tackling the COVID-19 response including assisting the health department with their vaccination clinics and working for the CDC Foundation to assist regional hospitals and clinics in properly implementing their vaccination programs. As the pandemic was improving, I went back to school and obtained my Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies focusing on family and rural medicine.

As a family medicine provider my goal is to help my patients achieve their greatest quality of life through each of life’s stages. My approach to medicine focuses on the importance of preventative care and in working with patients to develop treatment plans that are appropriate and agreeable to the patient.