Research

I am a Ph.D. Candidate studying Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. My scholarship has been supported by the Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Department of International and Transcultural Studies, the Anthropology Research Fund in Honor of Lambros Comitas, the Teachers College Provost's Dissertation Research Award, and, most recently, the Klingenstein Center Dissertation Fellowship for Research in Independent & International Education.

In addition to these awards, I am an inaugural scholar of the Teachers College Doctoral Research Collective for the Study of Race and Ethnicity sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Community Affairs. I hold an M.A. in Teaching from Johns Hopkins University School of Education, an M.Phil. in Anthropology and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. in American Studies with a focus on race and ethnicity from Georgetown University, where I completed a documentary film thesis.

My broad academic interests encompass Civic Education, Educational Anthropology, Media Studies, Critical Pedagogy, Political Anthropology, Race and Ethnic Studies, American Studies, and contemporary United States studies. I am interested in how multilingual families, youth, and children interact with the educational experiences, including, but not limited to, schooling. In particular, I am interested in the dynamics between children, technology, and media. I'm curious about how all these contributions contribute to a sense of cultural citizenship. Ultimately, I am committed to the principles of public scholarship and enjoy designing research that is both multimodal and participatory.