I’m a master’s student in Information Systems at UMBC, focusing on Data Engineering, and I’m currently a research intern at the Health Data Lab. My interest in health data started during my undergraduate, when I worked on a lung cancer prediction project. It was the first time I truly saw how data could do more than sit in a spreadsheet and it could actually help people. That experience stayed with me and shaped the kind of work I want to do. Since then, I’ve worked on projects involving predictive modeling, ETL pipelines, and API-driven healthcare tools. Each project has pushed me to think not just about the technical side, but about the real people who end up relying on these systems.
I’m grateful to be learning under Dr. Stockwell as part of an NIH-funded project that focuses on creating secure, scalable, and genuinely useful health data solutions. The lab’s mission resonates with me because it connects technology with real-world impact which is something I care about deeply. I’m excited to keep growing in this space and contribute to work that supports better, more accessible healthcare. To me, combining data with empathy isn’t just interesting, it’s necessary for creating meaningful change.