Research

Current Projects

  • Master’s Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Washington | Present
    Committee: Dr. Zack Almquist and Dr. Kyle Crowder

    “Policing Homelessness: Enforcing Neighborhood Change”

    This paper will utilize spatial analysis to examine the relationship between neighborhood dynamics and policing homelessness in Seattle, WA.

  • Graduate Research Student Assistant, University of Washington | Present
    Dr. Zack Almquist and Dr. Amy Hagopian

    “Understanding the Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness”

    This study employs spatial and temporal data to model the relational event nature of encampment clearances in Seattle, WA.

  • Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Washington | Present
    Dr. Kyle Crowder and Dr. Charles Lanfear

    “Patterns of Social Disorder on Public Transit”

    This project will use systematic social observation and urban-ecological mapping to assess social disorder on Seattle public transit.

Past Studies

  • Honors Project, Department of Sociology, Bowdoin College | 2018-2019

    “Salud Callejera: Mobilizing Cuidado at the Margins of Neoliberalism; Reimagining Care for People Experiencing Homelessness in Buenos Aires”

    Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, my Honors Thesis analyzes care for people experiencing homelessness as a site for both reproducing and resisting neoliberal governance. This study finds that municipal services and the public health system render individuals responsible for housing insecurity by medicalizing poverty as a symptom of psychosocial illness. As an alternative, civil society networks reimagine care as a collective right and site of political mobilization. In addition to field observations, I draw upon interviews with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, members of civil society organizations, public health providers, and municipal social workers.

  • Independent Study Project, School for International Training | 2018

    “Salud callejera: La Atención Primaria de Salud en los márgenes de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires: Redes de cuidado de una organización de la Sociedad Civil para personas en situación de calle”

    This study examines how civil society networks facilitate access to primary care for people experiencing homelessness in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Drawing upon interviews and field observations, I also explore how care differs across state services, civil society networks, and peer groups.

Professional Experience

  • Independent Researcher, Washington State Center for Court Research | 2024

    “Legal Financial Obligations in Washington’s Courts”

    I helped draft a legislative report examining legal financial obligations across Washington courts. The project involved quantitative and text data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and writing for public audiences.

  • Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Watson Foundation | 2019-2020

    “The Street Retold: Stories of Homeless Community Empowerment”

    This international project explores how peer-based initiatives empower people confronting homelessness to share experiences, develop solidarity, and help one another survive the streets. I also examine how these communities occupy often inaccessible spaces to change perceptions of homelessness. I documented my observations and interviewees’ stories on Instagram, @thestreetretold.

For more information regarding my undergraduate research and Watson Fellowship, please read this article by Bowdoin College.