Eliza Diggins

Eliza Diggins

Theoretical astrophysicist at the University of California Berkeley. Specializing in galaxy cluster dynamics, hydrodynamic simulations, and astrophysical modeling.

Publications

Over the past few years, I’ve worked on projects spanning computational astrophysics, biomedical data science, and inclusive pedagogy. Below is a selection of my publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, collaborative research, and conference abstracts.

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Hormonal transitions across the lifespan shape susceptibility to Sjogren’s disease

Published in Rheumatology, 2026

Using electronic health records from over 100,000 patients with Sjogren’s disease and 1.33 million controls, we show that age-dependent hormonal transitions across the lifespan correspond with shifting sex bias in disease susceptibility…

Recommended citation: Diggins, E. C., & Weller, M. L. (2026). Hormonal transitions across the lifespan shape susceptibility to Sjogren's disease. Rheumatology, 65(3), keag087. https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keag087/8489784

PyMetric: A Geometry Informed Array Mathematics Package

Published in Journal of Open Source Software, 2026

PyMetric is a lightweight Python library that streamlines differential geometry and vector calculus operations in user-defined coordinate systems, with a focus on applications in astrophysics and computational physics…

Recommended citation: Diggins, E. C., & Wik, D. R. (2026). PyMetric: A Geometry Informed Array Mathematics Package. Journal of Open Source Software, 11(117), 8901. https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.08901.pdf

Constraining Modified Gravity Using Galaxy Cluster Dynamics

Published in University of Utah Marriott Library, 2024

In this work, two branches of modified dynamics - EMOND and MOND plus Dark Matter (MOND+DM) - are challenged using observational and theoretical constraints which emerge from galaxy clusters.

Recommended citation: Diggins, Eliza C. (2024). "Constraining Modified Gravity Using Galaxy Cluster Dynamics." Retrieved from eliza-diggins.github.io http://eliza-diggins.github.io/files/Honors_Thesis.pdf