I have a BS in Cultural Anthropology with minors in Ethics and Queer Studies from the University of Oregon (2019) and an MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities from the London School of Economics (2022). I have nearly a decade of experience working within the non-profit and higher education sectors. Much of this work has focused on marginalized communities, including the homeless, previously incarcerated, sexual assault survivors, LGBTQ youth, and trans adults. I am broadly interested in the creative strategies used by socioeconomically marginalized people to get their (social, emotional, and material) needs met in a time when there are dramatic cuts to state funded support services and welfare programs, alongside rising right wing violence. At present, my research interests center on ‘queer’ social demography, which includes investigating the relationship between minoritized sexual and gender identities and economic decision making in areas such as family, health, and work.