About Me

I am a writer, editor, and media producer with a background in communications and journalism. I’ve worked for nonprofits, higher ed institutions, and news outlets producing stories, editing publications, managing research projects, and writing for documentary and public history projects. My journalism has appeared in national magazines and newspapers.

I am Associate Director of Communications & Research for the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network, which works to support BIPOC- and immigrant-owned businesses in gentrifying neighborhoods. I’m also a PhD candidate in journalism/media studies at University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where my research focuses on news coverage and public discourse surrounding gentrification.

My recent journalistic work includes the short documentary The Market (2021), funded by Humanities DC, which profiles three small businesses as they navigate a changing neighborhood and COVID-19 in Washington, D.C.

I received an M.A. from the Missouri School of Journalism, an M.A. in literary and cultural studies from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. in English from Bethel College (Kansas).