Department/College/UnitGraduate Studies Division

TitlePh.D. Candidate

AffiliationGraduate

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Primary Office LocationSocial Sciences 1

Office Hoursby appointment

Biography, Education and Training

BA - International Relations, San Francisco State University

MSc - International AG Development, UC Davis

MA - Cultural Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz

Summary of Expertise

Research Interests

Global Health, Environmental Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Anthropology of Waste, ecological thought, multi-species ethnography, and activist movements. My dissertation research examines the water and waste pollution crisis in East Africa. I am also conducting applied research in Uganda on biofertilizers, agroecology movements, and circular economies. 

Awards, Honors and Grants

I received the United States Composting Council's H. Clark Gregory Award (2019) for public outreach and grassroots efforts to promote composting, in recognition of my international advocacy work.