About Me

Welcome!

I'm currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Connecticut with an expected graduation date of May, 2020. My research broadly focuses on the experiences of individuals with marginalized identities: how they interpret and react to reminders of stigma, and the downstream health consequences of this process. I use multiple methodologies in my work, including classic social psychological measures of behavior and self-report, neurological markers of attention and executive function (ERPs), and cardiac measures of arousal (HRV). Together, this integration allows me to take a larger systems approach to the stress of stigma.

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When I'm not teaching or conducting research, you can find me canning vegetables from the garden, wandering knit shops, or taking my dog, Cassie (adorable face to the right), on a romp in the woods. I invite you to explore these pages to get a better sense of my experience and philosophy regarding academia.