I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine in 2025, specializing in International Relations and Political Theory, with a graduate emphasis in Feminist Methods. I hold a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Women’s Studies from The Mississippi University for Women (2018) and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Memphis (2020).

My current research examines expressions of faith and care as modes of resistance to the intertwined legacies of environmental, colonial, and neoliberal violence, employing autoethnographic, relational, and narrative methodologies. In my teaching, I seek to expand the methodological tools used in the classroom by incorporating artistic and embodied forms of narration and expression, enabling students to connect political phenomena to their daily lives in personal and meaningful ways. I also strive to cultivate respect for and engagement with the natural environment through both course content and hands-on learning experiences.

I currently live on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Monacan Nation in central Virginia. In my free time, I’m usually hanging with my family and young toddler, coloring, hiking, or watching reality tv.