Research
I am a sociologist at Northwestern University (PhD expected 2026), examining the expansion of market logics into new domains of life. My research explores the commodification of emerging products and the labor required to sustain them. I pay particular focus on network and computational technologies. By bridging economic sociology, cultural sociology, and Science and Technology Studies (STS), I investigate how socio-technical innovations reshape the emerging future of economic practices.
As a researcher, I am focused on the relationship between the people who build technology and the people who use it. While my expertise lies in interviews and ethnographic observation, I also utilize surveys and data analysis to provide a complete picture of how we interact with the digital world.
My research has appeared in the British Journal of Sociology and Socius.
My work translates complex social processes into clear insights across diverse sectors:
- Online Sports Betting:
- Analyzing how stakeholders and users conceive of emotion in US betting markets, and how these emotional frameworks both legitimize and threaten the practice.
- Online Resale Markets:
- Investigating how individuals adapt to new forms of valuation as the secondhand clothing industry shifts from physical storefronts to for-profit online marketplaces.
- Labor & Gender:
- Examining how family structure and gender ideology influence how US school teachers translate personal time into formal work.
Personal
Originally from the Kansas City area, I received my BA from Williams College and have lived in Philadelphia, New York City, and Chicago. When I’m not conducting research, I’m likely training in Muay Thai, biking around Lake Michigan, or brewing kombucha and mead.