Welcome
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Oberlin College. I employ a range of methods to study the dynamics of contested markets, contentious politics, and punishment. My work theorizes how advertisements elicit social approval for privatizing human connection in the carceral system, the processes through which stigmatized industries and markets gain legitimacy (e.g., cannabis & cryptocurrencies), and the role of ideology in motivations for, and public reactions to, violence.
My research has been published in Social Problems, Poetics, Law & Policy, Crime & Delinquency, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Focus, Policing, & Journal of School Violence. My most recent article “Becoming a Cannabis Professional” was published in Sociological Inquiry. Please email me if you would like preprint access.