I am the 2023-2025 Drinan Visiting Assistant Professor at Boston College Law School. I completed both my J.D. and my Ph.D. in Political Science at Northwestern University.

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My doctoral dissertation, The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights, was recently awarded the American Political Science Association's 2024 Edward S. Corwin Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in the Field of Public Law.

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Stemming from my doctoral research, my current work uses political theory and legal history to examine two intertwined questions: How do legal institutions shape socio-economic opportunity? How should power be distributed across federal, state, and local authorities to improve upward mobility and democratic self-governance today?

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My investment in these questions is informed by my previous professional experiences in Chicago, where I worked in civil rights and community justice and as a special education teacher in Chicago Public Schools.

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My scholarship is either published or forthcoming in Cardozo Law Review, Mississippi Law Journal (invited symposium contribution), William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (invited symposium contribution), and Political Theory.