How does the racial history and economic structure of a community shape the way teachers view and interact with their students? Why is children's overall well-being increasing alongside greater surveillance by institutions? How has the influx of technology into schools impacted teacher-student relationships and inequalities among students? How can sociologists adapt their methods to address the growing offline-online nature of social life? 

 These are some of the questions my work addresses. I'm a mixed methods researcher who uses ethnography, interviews, content analysis and surveys to address how relationships and digital technologies contribute to inequalities in schools and families. I take an intersectional approach that considers how organizational cultures can reproduce (or challenge) inequality in the lives of children and youth. I'm also an award-winning instructor who prioritizes creating research opportunities for my students inside and outside of the classroom