I am an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of environmental justice, racial capitalism, and colonial land and water governance.
My research looks at how dams, rivers, agricultural land, and urban infrastructure become instruments of racialized dispossession, with a focus on environmental and cultural risk. I use archival and qualitative methods alongside quantitative spatial analysis to understand how law, policy, and infrastructure create sacrifice zones and uneven exposure to environmental harm.
Right now, I’m developing projects that connect environmental law, agricultural policy, and Indigenous sovereignty to imagine more just relationships between land, water, and communities, especially around water use in agriculture and freshwater fisheries.
My research looks at how dams, rivers, agricultural land, and urban infrastructure become instruments of racialized dispossession, with a focus on environmental and cultural risk. I use archival and qualitative methods alongside quantitative spatial analysis to understand how law, policy, and infrastructure create sacrifice zones and uneven exposure to environmental harm.
Right now, I’m developing projects that connect environmental law, agricultural policy, and Indigenous sovereignty to imagine more just relationships between land, water, and communities, especially around water use in agriculture and freshwater fisheries.
Education
University of Maine, Orono, ME
M.A., Environmental History
M.A., Global Environmental Policy (Concurrent Degree)
Expected May 2027 | GPA: 4.0
M.A., Environmental History
M.A., Global Environmental Policy (Concurrent Degree)
Expected May 2027 | GPA: 4.0
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
B.A., History, Political Science & International Affairs
May 2025 | Summa Cum Laude | GPA: 3.86
First-generation college graduate
B.A., History, Political Science & International Affairs
May 2025 | Summa Cum Laude | GPA: 3.86
First-generation college graduate
Certifications & Professional Development
FAO eLearning Academy
Resilient Rivers: Watershed-Based Management of Forests, Freshwater, and Inland Fisheries
Real Water Savings in Agricultural Systems
Developing Aquaculture Co-Management Systems
Real Water Savings in Agricultural Systems
Developing Aquaculture Co-Management Systems
InforMEA – UN Environmental Law and Conventions Portal
Diploma, International Environmental Law and Governance
Diploma, International Environmental Law and Governance
Diploma, International Legal Framework on Freshwater Resources
Languages
Languages
English (Native), Spanish (Intermediate), Portuguese (Intermediate); diction experience in Latin, Italian, German, Russian