Welcome to my website! I am a sociologist who graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Using qualitative and quantitative methods, I study how criminal justice actors define the meaning of their job and navigate interactions with non-criminal justice practitioners.
My dissertation is about occupational identities of police officers in the US, and especially how they perceive themselves in the face of activist criticism and attempts to restrict their capacity to use authority.
My research is published in the American Journal of Sociology, Criminology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and others. Please find my curriculum vitae here.
