I'm a sociologist and ethnographer who earned my PhD in 2023 from Cornell University. 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 Black Belt. Based on over a year of in-depth ethnography at a middle school in the Louisiana Delta, 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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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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