Anthropologist, Researcher, Writer, and Gun Violence Victims Advocate
About Me
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago
Anthropology, PhD
San Francisco State University
NSRC Graduate Certificate
University of Illinois at Chicago
Anthropology, MA
Concentration in Gender & Women's Studies
University of Missouri at Kansas City
Liberal Studies, MALS
Specialization in Race, Gender, and Sexuality
University of Central Florida
Anthropology, BA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Urban Development
urban space; neighborhood; territory; placemaking; spatial meaning; public and private space; gentrification; displacement; ecology; environmental justice; conservation; environmental care.
Violence
crime; militarism; inequality; surveillance; structural violence; interpersonal violence; conflict theory; hate crimes; fear; safety.
Political Economy
citizenship; nation; neoliberalism; decolonialism; racial capitalism; governmentality; policy; class; the State; power.
Identity/Subjectivity
identity politics; performativity; diversity; difference; discourse; liberalism; multiculturalism; race; gender; sexuality.