My research examines how inequality shapes individual and community experiences across social, environmental, and institutional contexts. Drawing on qualitative and community-engaged approaches, I explore questions related to environmental sociology, race, gender, class, culture, public health, and disaster recovery.

Across these areas, my work is guided by an interest in how systems of power influence vulnerability, resilience, identity, and opportunity.

My research examines how communities navigate inequality, adversity, and social change, particularly in contexts where race, place, and power shape access to resources and opportunities. Situated at the intersections of environmental sociology, race, gender, class, and culture, I am interested in understanding how people respond to challenges, mobilize support, and build resilience in the face of structural barriers.

Much of my work focuses on communities whose experiences are often overlooked in research, policy, and public discourse. Through mixed-methods and community-engaged approaches, I document how individuals and communities experience environmental disasters, social inequalities, and community change, while also examining the strategies they use to recover, advocate, and create pathways toward collective well-being.

Ultimately, my scholarship seeks not only to better understand inequality, but also to elevate community voices, identify barriers to equitable recovery and opportunity, and contribute research that informs policy, practice, and social change.

My work in environmental sociology examines environmental justice, disaster recovery, resilience, and the unequal impacts of environmental hazards on marginalized communities. I am particularly interested in how social, historical, and political processes shape experiences before, during, and after disasters.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Dissertation Project — The Fire Next Time: Community Resilience and Recovery following the 2023 Lahaina, Hawai'i Wildfire

• Wildfire Technology and Community Resilience

My research examines how race, gender, and class shape lived experiences, access to resources, and social outcomes. Drawing on intersectional and Black feminist perspectives, I explore how systems of inequality are experienced, negotiated, and challenged in everyday life.

CURRENT PROJECT

• Black Feminist Autoethnography — "If I Didn't Define Myself for Myself.." (Under preperation)

My interests in the sociology of culture focus on identity, meaning-making, belonging, community, and collective responses to social change. I am particularly interested in how individuals and communities construct understandings of self, place, resilience, and social life across diverse social contexts.

My research draws on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to examine inequality, resilience, and community experiences across social and environmental contexts.