Research Interests

  • Intersections of Identity & Individual Difference
  • Substance Use and Addiction
  • Healthcare Experiences
  • Narrative Life Histories
  • First-generation students
  • Incarcerated populations

Research Description

My qualitative and multi-methods research pursuits largely center on identity, individual differences, and healthcare experiences. I aim to unite psychological and sociological ways of thinking to paint a clearer picture of social and psychological phenomena. 

 

Education

M.S. Psychology: Social-Personality focus with a Minor in Development (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2025) 

M.A. Sociology: Health & Medicine focus (Michigan State University, 2023)

B.A. Sociology; Psychology: Subplan in Law, Justice, and Social Change (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2020)

Courses Taught

PSYC 250: Personality Psychology (fs'25)

Writing Center Consultant (fs'24-ss'25)

PSYC 328: Psychology of Gender (fs'23-ss'25)

SOC 241: Social Psychology (fs'22-ss'23)

SOC 216: Sex and Gender (ss'22)

ISS 318: Lifespan Development Across Cultures (fs'21)