I am a Pediatric Rheumatologist and physician scientist at the University of Michigan working to improve outcomes for children with rheumatic disease. I developed a multidisciplinary juvenile myositis clinic to expand access to state-of-the-art clinical care and better integrate research with clinical care. I started a juvenile myositis patient and family advisory council and work to integrate patient experience and engagement into clinic and research developments.

My research focuses on improving clinical care for children with myositis and lupus. I study skin disease in pediatric myositis and lupus to identify novel disease mechanisms, biomarkers and treatment targets. I use translational, molecular and bioinformatic approaches to understand how we can develop precision medicine care for myositis and lupus patients. I currently lead two multicenter studies to understand the molecular and cellular basis of treatment response in juvenile myositis.