I am PhD candidate in the Sociology Department at Indiana University. My research sits at the nexus of medicine and work. Currently, I am wrapping up data collection for my dissertation, which uses comparative ethnography and interviews to examine on how interactions between allied health professionals (i.e., non-MD, non-nurse providers), patients, and other healthcare workers are shaped by professional hierarchies and organizational structures.

I was awarded an American Sociological Association’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) in 2023, and I am a currently a Population Reference Bureau (PRB) U.S. Policy Communications Training Program Fellow. My research has been published in the Society and Mental Health, Social Psychology Quarterly, Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.

To learn more about my ongoing work, visit my Current Research section.

Upcoming Presentations

“Gendered Interactions: The Impact of Gender on Desire for Social Distance.” WPA’s Together Against Stigma: Reykjavik, Iceland. June 2024.

“Gendered Legitimacy in the Sick Role: A Survey Experiment of Gender-typed Head Pain.” Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Annual Meeting: Montreal, Canada. August 2024.

“Cultivating, Managing, and Leveraging Authority: How Allied Health Professionals Negotiate Authority to Provide Patient Care.” American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting: Montreal, Canada. August 2024.