I am a PhD candidate at Yale University, where I focus on sociology, environmental justice, and Indigenous sovereignty. My research centers around the interweaving threads of climate change, capitalism, rights of nature or “natural personhood”, and the relationships between sovereign Indigenous nations and the American state.
While completing my disseration research, I work as a freelance consultant, writer, and data-scientist. I have years of experience consulting nonprofits, academic entities, Tribal governments, private companies, and large government bodies in the best ways to use geospatial mapping, data visualization, and persuasive writing to shape policy, improve environmental outcomes, and educate peoples.
My research and life philosophy is informed by a decade of practice and study of the Dharma, with a focus and interest in non-dualistic traditions. I currently teach meditation at the Yale Good Life Center and have visited as a guest teacher at the Yale Buddhist Sangha.
