I was previously a research fellow at the Columbia Privacy Lab where I conducted a digital ethnography to ascribe meaning to an emerging anti-privacy behavior — screenshot and sharing of dating app profiles on TikTok, reddit, and Facebook communities. Instead of villainizing those who participate in these communities, may of whom may have joined in response to harm and oppression, this project aimed to construct a holistic view by acknowledging the privacy risks but connecting these behaviors with fairness, trust, and safety.

While at Columbia, I completed a thesis research project as part of my MA in Human Rights Studies at Columbia University where I was advised by Dr. Steven Bellovin. My thesis explored information sharing on Hinge dating app profiles, examining how information-sharing is influenced by design and the behavior of other users.

I was also a communications fellow at Columbia Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design's eLab, where I worked with SIPA professor Sarah Holloway with graphic and web design, which has been a side passion of mine.

I completed my undergraduate at Cornell University in 2019 with a double major in Communication and Development Sociology and a minor in Inequality Studies. Click here to view my CV.