I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA. My research focuses on inequality, vulnerable populations, and the health and well-being of people and communities. Topics of particular interest include housing, employment, economic, and food insecurity, as well as urban climate inequities. In studying these topics, I frequently leverage spatial variation and/or crisis events as a tool for better understanding core processes.
I believe that the quality of scholarship should be measured, not only by its theoretical contribution, but also by how accurately it reflects individuals’ lived experiences and its potential for catalyzing social changes that increase equity and resilience. This type of responsive research demands methodological flexibility, local embeddedness, community engagement, and valuing diverse voices as co-producers of knowledge.
