I share my research and perspectives with academic, public, and community audiences. I am committed to public sociology—the practice of bringing academic knowledge into conversation with people and communities beyond the university. I strive to make complex ideas accessible, relevant, and useful while fostering meaningful dialogue between researchers and the broader public. Explore selected invited talks, conference presentations, and public engagements below.
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Uses Louise Erdrich’s The Round House and the framework of Injustice in Indian Country to explore tribal jurisdiction and violence against Native women.
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Focuses on the Violence Against Women Act, tribal sovereignty, and the jurisdictional barriers that have limited tribes’ ability to respond to gender-based violence.
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Stanford University · Stanford, CA
Traces the historical roots of violence against women and the legacies of colonialism at Stanford University and across California, emphasizing the role of privilege and collective action in advancing gender justice.
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American Voices Project Research: Classical Interpretive Studies · Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford, CA
American Voices Project: Building an Open Qualitative Social Science · Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY
Carol Mukhopadhyay Lecture Series · San José State University, San José, CA
Federal Indian Policy Speaker Series · Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA
Fairhaven Lecture Series · University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Columbia University Medical School, New York, NY
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Law & Society Association · San Francisco, CA
Pacific Sociological Association · San Francisco, CA
Sociologists for Women in Society · Los Angeles, CA
The Society for the Study of Social Problems · Los Angeles, CA
Law & Society Association · Virtual
Public education, organizing, and advocacy around gender-based violence.
Legislative advocacy for accessible and adequately funded public education.
Student and faculty organizing to protect and expand Ethnic Studies.
