I am interested in how positivist research methods reaffirm categories of oppression for structurally oppressed groups (like unhoused youth) and how non-positivist research methods (specifically arts-based methods) may be a necessary addition to the structural oppression research toolkit to counter dominant narratives in health.
I am a child of immigrants, mixed-Black, queer, femme, parent of twins, scholar, and to-be doctor in the process of indoctrination in the field of public health. I was born and raised on Dakota land commonly known as Minneapolis. My categorical identifiers attempt to represent the intersectional manifestations of oppression that in form my standpoint and make up my humanity. I am passionate about worldbuilding spaces free of inequities and advocate for autonomy for the most systematically oppressed.
I am traditionally educated in the area of human sexuality with a focus on reproductive justice and disparities and have a Maternal Child Health Master's in Public Health, with a double minor in Epidemiology and Health Equity. I acknowledge my diasporic lineage does not pardon my responsibility as an occupier of this stolen land.