About Me

My journey into sociology began with my lived experience as a daughter and sister of individuals with repetitive and/or sustained criminal legal contact. I knew that my entire family bore the consequences and that we all, in some capacity, contributed to getting them through the process, but the structural why(s) and patterned how(s) were intially beyond my understanding.

I have been fortunate to be able to reflect and build on my family’s experiences - as well as raise new questions - while earning a MA and (soon) PhD in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin.