My portfolio brings together academic research, community-engaged reports, and applied projects that reflect my broader approach to research and consulting. Across these projects, I focus on producing work that is rigorous, accessible, and useful to the organizations, communities, and decision-makers who rely on it.

My experience spans independent academic research, grant-supported community reporting, archival and qualitative research, secondary data analysis, and collaborative projects developed in partnership with nonprofits, commissions, and universities. Across topic areas, my work is grounded in careful methodology, clear communication, and an equity-centered approach that takes community knowledge seriously, elevates lived experience, and produces findings that people can actually use.

Featured Research, Reports, and Applied Projects

Under Pressure: Mental Wellness, Access, and Systems of Care for Women and Girls in Sonoma County
Data Analyst and Lead Author | 2026
This Commission position paper synthesizes community input, expert perspectives, and prior local research to examine barriers to mental health care, system navigation, and wellness for women and girls in Sonoma County. The report has been featured in local media, highlighted in the County Administrator’s official newsletter, and used to support ongoing community and policy dialogue around access, equity, and systems of care.
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Unhoused & Unheard: The Silent Struggles of Women in Sonoma County
Contributing Editor | 2025
This report examines housing insecurity and its gendered impacts in Sonoma County, with attention to the structural and personal challenges faced by women experiencing housing instability. The findings informed recent policy discussions led by Board of Supervisors Chair Lynda Hopkins to support the application of a gender-focused lens to local housing issues.
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Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Sonoma County
Grant Writer, Project Coordinator, Data Collection, and Contributing Editor | 2023
I helped secure and manage a competitive $25,000 grant from the California Commission on the Status of Women and partnered with the Center for the Advancement of Women to produce this countywide report. The project brought together Commission data and U.S. Census data to examine the post-pandemic recovery of women in Sonoma County and support local planning and decision-making. The report has since played a role in shaping local planning, informing policy discussions, and guiding resource allocation to address the ongoing needs of women in the county.
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The Essential Resource Guide for Justice-Impacted Women in Sonoma County
Project Coordinator and Contributing Editor | 2021
This project developed a bilingual community resource guide to address barriers faced by justice-impacted women reentering the community in Sonoma County. Informed by focus groups conducted with women in the Sonoma County Detention Facility, the work identified gaps in access to housing, healthcare, employment, and other essential services following incarceration. The guide was produced in English and Spanish and distributed through the Sonoma County Detention Facility, local organizations, and community-based service providers across the county. The project contributed to more equitable access to support systems during reentry and strengthened connections between community members and critical services.

Voices of Sonoma County Women Report
Data Collection, Analysis, and Lead Author | 2020
This community report drew on survey data, focus groups, and secondary data to document the experiences and priorities of women in Sonoma County. The project centered lived experience while translating findings into a public-facing report for local stakeholders. The findings were presented to Supervisors Shirlee Zane and Lynda Hopkins and the Sonoma County Office of Equity, and received local media coverage that helped elevate community awareness and inform local conversations.
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Academic Research

Doctoral Dissertation
Running as Resistance: Movement Mobilization and Women’s Candidate Emergence, 2016–2018
My doctoral research uses a collective action framework to examine the relationship between feminist political organizations and the surge in women’s candidate emergence following the 2016 U.S. election. Through frame analysis, I explored how EMILY’s List mobilized Democratic, pro-choice women to run for office between the 2016 and 2018 elections. This work considers the relationship between grassroots activism, electoral politics, and democratic representation. By identifying how movement messaging shapes political participation, the research offers insight into how strategic framing can expand access to political leadership and support more equitable representation in U.S. electoral systems.

Master’s Thesis
Covert Connections: How ANES Subtle Sexism Measures Predict Attitudes Toward Abortion Access
My master’s thesis used 2016 American National Election Studies data to examine the relationship between subtle sexism and attitudes toward abortion access. The study found that denial of discrimination against women and resentment toward women’s demands for equality were stronger predictors of abortion attitudes than overt sexism measures. The findings underscore how less visible forms of bias can shape policy preferences and contribute to inequities in reproductive health access.