I am a political and historical sociologist studying state power, racism, and social change, through the lens of deportation policy in the twentieth-century US. I am advised by Cybelle Fox (chair), Mara Loveman, Christopher Muller, and Hidetaka Hirota.

My dissertation, tentatively titled, “Incarceration and release: The rise of supervision in US immigration control, 1907 to 1952,” analyzes the development of systems of release from immigration detention, including bond, parole, work release, and release on recognizance. Tracing how the supervision of people in deportation proceedings came to be seen as a central problem of statecraft, the dissertation raises questions about why such supervision — whether it is through detention or another form — is needed at all.

My work on the history of the multiple meanings of the term “sanctuary” is forthcoming in Research in Social Movements, Conflicts, and Change. My research has been supported by the American Sociological Association, UC Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Law and Society, and UC Berkeley’s Center for Race and Gender. I hold a BA in History from Reed College.

Prior to graduate school, I was Project Coordinator at INCITE at Columbia University. In my free time, I participate in pro se deportation defense, as well as efforts to support immigrants in detention and call for the shutdown of the facilities that confine them. I also like to make music and walk in the woods.