I am a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Graduate Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Poverty.

Broadly, I study social status, evaluation processes, beliefs about worthiness, and social service provision. My research draws predominantly on qualitative approaches and aims to uncover hidden social dynamics of interest to sociologists and policymakers alike.

My work has been published in Handbook of Social Psychology Vol. 2: Meso and Macro Perspectives.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Before entering my PhD, I worked as a union organizer in Los Angeles with UAW 4811. I was engaged in multiple poverty and housing-justice efforts in and around the city, including the After Echo Park Lake Research Collective through UCLA Luskin’s Institute on Inequality and Democracy, and UCLA’s Mobile Clinic Project. I am passionate about community-engaged research, bridging research and praxis, and universal housing for all. I am also an avid reader of literary fiction, enjoyer of the arts, and (intermediate) guitar player.