I am an interdisciplinary researcher based in New York City, and currently a doctoral student in the Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. My work explores how social power affects group dynamics and individual identity, attitudes, and behaviors. I focus on people who organize to resist oppression and build social power, what motivates people to act counter to sociocultural norms, and how these norms can perpetuate harmful behavior and beliefs. I am particularly interested in people who have had substantial and persistent changes in their moral beliefs. 

Much of my work to date has been in clinical and health services research, focusing on patients who face high barriers to care. My work draws from a variety of disciplines; among them are social psychology, disability studies, queer/trans studies, and bioethics. I am a mixed-methods researcher, with a speciality in reflexive thematic and rapid qualitative analysis. My research is informed by my clinical work as a medical case manager in Callen-Lorde Community Health Center’s Health Outreach to Teens (HOTT) program, my many years of providing peer support and community education related to trans surgery, and my engagement in Jewish social and political life. 

I have a BFA in filmmaking from Montclair State University, and a certificate in advanced disability studies from the CUNY School of Professional Studies.

You can find my publications here.