Hi. I’m a historian who is curious about the world.

My goal is to spark conversations about neglected histories of health and caregiving in the U.S. I’m currently a PhD student at Yale University in the History of Science and Medicine program. I also lovingly labor part-time at the Medical Historical Library.

Check out my recent guest appearance on the Dead Ladies Show podcast featuring black feminist radical Flo Kennedy and nurse/inventor Bessie Blount!

Some of my past research questions include:

• How and why did funerals become sites of activism (U.S. 1955-2000)?
• How did mothers breastfeed their infants when medical advice conflicted with their experiences (U.S. & U.K. 1840-1950)?
• What roles did nurses play in the early days of psychedelic therapy (Canada & U.S. 1950-70)?
• How was the concept of children’s health invoked in legal debates surrounding marriage equality (U.S. 1990-2015)?

I’m also a freelance editor of articles, stories, and manuscripts.

From 2013-2016, I worked for the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation (JOCRF), where I helped clients understand how to use their natural talents in their careers. While there, I produced Working Life, a podcast about the world of work and the people in it.