About Me

I am an anthropologist, nonfiction writer, and (former) audio journalist with an interest in migration, identity, nationalisms, the future, 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 law, public policy, private sentiments, and individual and collective actions.

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at Brandeis University, where I am working on a project about futurity and migration policy, focusing on the experiences of Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel.

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

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 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.