I'm a sociologist and ethnographer who earned my PhD in 2023 from Cornell University. I'm currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame. My research interests include race and ethnicity, the criminal legal system, and schools.

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My current work explores the nexus of race, place, and punishment in schooling in the Louisiana Delta. Based on over a year of in-depth ethnography at a public middle school in northeast Louisiana, I explore how cultural, political, and historical factors intersect to shape the disciplinary climate and experiences of Black students in school.

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Before Cornell, ​I spent 4 years as a Research Analyst at Westat, a social science research firm in Rockville, MD, and also worked in research and evaluation at education nonprofits, including Facing History and Ourselves and Big Brother Big Sister of America.

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In addition to my academic work, I've spent years consulting and serving as a Director of DEI in the corporate sector, blending research, storytelling, and strategy to drive systems and culture change in organizations.

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I grew up in a small town in Maine, and then worked my way down the East Coast, pursuing my BA at Emmanuel College and a Master of Public Health from Drexel University, where my work focused on racial health disparities. 

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When I'm not working on manuscripts or crunching on Takis with middle school students, you can find me listening to 90s neosoul, being the most amateur of photographers, making a mess in the kitchen, and training my nieces and nephews in the art of a well placed side eye.

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