Position Title
Academic Advisor
Associate Professor, Department of Human Ecology
- Department of Human Ecology
I am an interdisciplinary scholar in the Department of Human Ecology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis, researching the intersections of social and environmental justice, with an emphasis on feminist theories and methods.
My research areas include studying environmental justice, gender inequality, and health disparities in urban, rural, and disaster contexts. I have three main emphasis in my research program: (1) studying environmental injustices, risks and hazards, in the context of climate change; (2) assessing resilience, stress, and vulnerability to disasters; and (3) investigating health disparities related to intimate partner violence (IPV).
I received my doctorate from the interdisciplinary City, Culture + Community PhD program at Tulane University. I received a B.A. in American Studies with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies from Scripps College of the Claremont Colleges Consortium. I received a M.A. in Social Ethics and Depth Psychology and Religion from Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in New York City.