Research

About Me

On the market PhD candidate at UC Irvine’s Criminology, Law & Society program with an emphasis in Race and Justice. I have been recognized with the 2023-24 Haynes Dissertation Fellowship, the 2022-23 National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research Dissertation Award, the 2022-23 UC Irvine Public Impact Fellowship, and the 2018-23 Social Ecology Arnie Binder Fellowship. I perform fieldwork and manage datasets for the Shadow Costs project, which tests the impact of rehabilitation classes and monetary sanctions (with funding by NSF, NIJ, RSF, and Haynes grants). Additionally, I am an active member of the Irvine Laboratory for the Study of Space and Crime.

Service

In my professional service I review for the American Sociological Review and Criminology, and have served as an Editorial Assistant for Sociological Perspectives. My service to UC Irvine includes work as a Peer Mentor and Graduate Representative for the Criminology, Law & Society department, and as a Graduate Representative to the School of Social Ecology. In my service to the community, I provide statistics tutoring for inmates at California State Prison Solano, consult with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and work with the Federal Defenders of the 1st Circuit.

Prior Experience and Interests

Before academia, I built models and developed strategies for technology and infrastructure companies as a consultant and data analyst. I earned my bachelors in 2014 at Harvard - with a major in Social Studies and minor in Psychology - and wrote a senior thesis on how police and gun owners idealized gun ownership.

Outside of work, I enjoy culinary experiments (like creating my own beef jerky recipe), being active, and the challenge of mastering progressive metal drum parts.