Richard is a public health professional whose work centers on improving the health and wellbeing of communities by applying epidemiological methods through lenses of health equity and social justice. Previously, he served as a CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow with the State of Alaska, and most recently as a Data Visualization Specialist with Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families. His prior work includes analysis of childhood immunization trends, epidemiology of infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and early child care and education participation. Throughout these experiences, he developed and leveraged expertise in data analysis, longitudinal inference, program evaluation and planning, community health needs assessment, stakeholder engagement, and public speaking.