Research and Teaching Portfolio
Photo by Tess Bird
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Encouraging Providence: Uncertainty, Wellbeing, and the Making of New American Futures in the HomeThis ethnographic research considered how households negotiate uncertainty and sustain wellbeing over time, particularly during periods of transition or change. Through extensive interviews, participant observation, and photography taken over the course of a year (2015-2016), I documented daily routines and unexpected changes that took place in a selection of middle class households in Providence Country, Rhode Island.
Conducted at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Learn More >> |
Photo by Youssef Naddam
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Uncertainty and Wellbeing in Households Experiencing Social DistancingThe Covid-19 pandemic is an uncertain time, leading to social distancing measures with potential implications for household wellbeing. I conducted an online survey with over 100 households in Southern New England and conducted follow-up interviews with a small subset of households in order to find out how people are coping in the first few months of the pandemic.
Conducted at Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT Learn More >> |
Image from secret industry studies on asbestos and cancer, published here.
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Medical-Legal ResearchI have worked professionally for over ten years as a medical-legal researcher in occupational, consumer, and environmental health. I have conducted extensive reviews of industry and government documents to understand instances of scientific misconduct and the purposeful creation of uncertainty about product safety.
For more information, see my publications. |
Photo by Florian Klauer
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Teaching on Writing Across the DisciplinesAs a Mellon Fellow at Wesleyan University (2018-2020), I developed pedagogical tactics for teaching first year interdisciplinary writing and writing in the social sciences. Here are my guides for faculty and students:
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Teaching on Uncertainty, the Anthropocene, and Social and Environmental JusticeUncertainty and the Future
Wesleyan University First Year Seminar Cross-listed: Science in Society, Writing See: course description Extreme Landscapes of the Anthropocene Wesleyan University upper-level course Cross-listed: Science in Society, College of the Environment, Writing Awarded Sustainability and Environmental Justice Pedagogy Initiative Grant See: course description
Living within the BioLogical Wesleyan University First Year Seminar Cross-listed: Science in Society, Writing See: Course Description For earlier courses, see my CV. |