Hey there! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Arkansas. In 2026, I received my PhD from Tulane University, where I also held fellowships via the Center for the Gulf South and the Mellon Graduate Program in Community-Engaged Scholarship. I primarily consider myself an urban sociologist: I study cities, neighborhoods, urban governance, and the social dimensions of housing, commerce, and more. A key theme throughout my research is racial inequality and how it is structurally reified through various urban processes. My work has been featured in academic and public venues such as American Sociological Review, Social Problems, City & Community, Housing Policy Debate, and Shelterforce. I am also a proud educator, and teach undergraduate courses on sociology, housing, and urban issues. To learn more about me and my work, check out the tabs above!