Drawing from a background in anthropology, her research interests focus on qualitative research, particularly in identifying and addressing structural determinants of health, with a strong emphasis on health equity and reproductive justice. For the PRC, Rylee works with Dr. Rima Afifi and Heidi Haines on various projects and collaborates on manuscript and grant writing. Her work has centered topics such as mental health and food insecurity in the context of broad structural inequities.

Please comment on what one of the PRC-RH values means to you.

Social justice to me means that people have complete autonomy over their lives and bodies. It is about centering the people at the margins of society so that those who experience the most oppression have complete access to the resources needed to have a healthy life. In our work at the PRC, striving towards social justice means to me that we are actively seeking out, listening, and responding to the needs of our community members, we are asking difficult questions in our work, and we are guided by intersectionality.