Welcome
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University. As a trained sociologist, I take a mixed-methods approach to studying contested markets, contentious politics, and punishment. Broadly, my work theorizes the institutional dynamics of stigmatized & stigmatizing economic behavior, ideological violence, and coercive confinement.
My research has been published in Social Problems, Poetics, Law & Policy, Crime & Delinquency, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Perspectives, and Sociological Focus. My most recent article “Becoming a Cannabis Professional” was accepted for publication in Sociological Inquiry. Please email me if you would like preprint access.
I earned my B.A. in Letters, Arts, and Sciences from Penn State-Altoona and my M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona.