I am an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education at the University of New Mexico, where I lead the RISE Research Lab.

In my work, I use primarily critical, qualitative methods to study how individuals engage with societal inequity as they forge identity related beliefs and behaviors. A key aim of my research is to illuminate the implications of everyday actions, highlighting how individuals are shaped by and shape the world around them across the lifespan. In this work, I name and interrogate white supremacy, patriarchy, and intersecting systems of power and oppression. Having received graduate training in Germany, I work with colleagues and participants in both the U.S. and Europe.

My work has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Research, Child Development, and the American Psychologist, among other outlets. In 2023 I was awarded the Early Career Research Contributions Award from the Society for Research in Child Development.

I am currently a Consulting Editor at the Journal of Research on Adolescence and an Associate Editor at Identity.

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