As a political theorist, my work is in contemporary critical theory examining the lived experience of political subjects across the dimensions of disability, gender, race, and class.

Works in Progress
Democracy and the Mad: The Carceral, Medical, and Cultural Politics of Mental Illnesses

"'But she's crazy''- Madness rhetoric and the discipline of women"

"We’re in This Together: Revealing the Felt Tensions Inhibiting Mad Inclusion in Disability Studies"

Publications: Journal article
“‘This is a Work for the Mothers’: Strategic Maternalism against the Far-Right” with Lorna Bracewell. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 50:1, 2024

Publications: Book chapter
“Endurance in the MCU: Letting Go of Compulsory Overcoming in Superhero Stories.” In The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, edited by Nicholas Carnes and Lilly J. Goren. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2022.

Publication: Public-facing work
“Removing Trump from Office: Is His Mental State Relevant?”, A House Divided, January 13, 2020

Publications: Book reviews
"Book review: Addiction Becomes Normal: On the Late Modern American Subject by Jaeyoon Park." Political Theory, 2024.

“Review of The Disabled Contract: Severe Intellectual Disability, Justice, and Morality, by Jonas-Sébastian Beaudry.” DSQ Community Blog (blog), 2022.

Dissertation
Power and the Politics of Madness: Mental Illness at the Intersection of State and Society 

Research Awards, Grants, and Fellowship (selected)
Dissertation Completion Fellowship, $13,100, (2018-2019) The Graduate School, University of Colorado Boulder

Benson Center Faculty Grant (co-authored with Michaele Ferguson), $1035 (2019) Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, University of Colorado Boulder

Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence (co-authored with Michaele Ferguson), $1000 (2019) University of Colorado Boulder 

Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant, $1000 (2018) The Graduate School, University of Colorado Boulder