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

“Reclaiming Motherhood: Visions of Care Beyond Choice” with Lorna Bracewell 

Publications
“Endurance in the MCU: Letting Go of Compulsory Overcoming in Superhero Stories” in Politics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, edited by Nicholas Carnes and Lilly Goren [forthcoming]

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

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

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