I am a mining engineer and industrial hygienist by training with expertise in applied geostatistics and mathematics for environmental and industrial health surrounding heavy industry. Currently, I am the Principal Investigator of the Mining at the intersection of Environment, Society & Health (M+ESH) Lab at Tennessee State University. My research lab focuses on the intersection of environmental quality and sustainability, social factors underpinning natural resource management, and environmental and industrial health with heavy industry such as mining, oil and gas, construction, and chemical development & production.