About Me

I am an anthropologist, nonfiction writer, and audio journalist with an interest in the intersections of labor, identity, nationalisms, time, and our relationship with the things and spaces around us. Above all, I am fascinated by the ways in which our internalized narratives define us, and how those co-created narratives become externalized in the form of social policy, public rituals, private sentiments, and individual and collective actions.

In 2017, I received my B.A. in English from Yale University, graduating as a participant in the college's Creative Writing Concentration with a special focus in creative nonfiction.

While at Yale, I wrote for multiple student publications, reporting abroad from Vietnam and Bosnia, and domestically from New York, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Texas. My senior capstone project, Women Who Ride, was an extended work of reported nonfiction that explored the world of women's motorcycle gangs, and their place in the ever-evolving landscape of American gender performance. In 2017, Women Who Ride was awarded the William H. Schubart Prize for a distinguished piece of nonfiction. My overall undergraduate nonfiction portfolio received the John Hersey Prize, an award given to a student for a body of journalistic work reflecting responsible reportage and craftsmanship, and an engagement with moral and social issues.

From 2017-2018, I embarked on a year-long fellowship in Israel/Palestine, funded by the Cohen Public Service Fellowship and the Charles P. Howland Fellowship. I ended up remaining the region for an additional four years doing both journalistic work and sociocultural research.

I am currently a Ph.D. student in Anthropology at Brandeis University, where I plan to investigate nationalism, identity, labor, belonging, and political temporalities.