My research career has focused on the health of vulnerable populations who are systematically disadvantaged, including people with mental illness, elderly populations, the formerly incarcerated, and people living in resource-poor settings. I am particularly interested in the intersection of health and culture, and how cultural norms and traditions can be leveraged to better community health. I hope to continue to undertake action-oriented research that generates interventions and policies to strengthen community health by reducing social and health inequities.