Fields of Study
economic sociology, organizations, and international migration
Grants and Awards
UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship
Field study grant from College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences BYU
Robert K. Thomas Award for Honors Thesis – BYU Honors Department
BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities Grant
Conference Presentations
“School Readiness, Status, and Immobility: Stuck at the Extremes?” at American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. 2016
“Habitus and Social Ties in STEM Fields: New Perspectives for Understanding Women’s Major and Career Decisions” accepted at regular session American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (2015)
“Trailblazing without Feminists? Gendered Expectations of “Major Minorities” on a Conservative Campus,” accepted paper session with Benjamin Gibbs at American Educational Research Association in Chicago, Illinois (2015)
“When Steelwork Disappears: the Influence of Forced Unemployment on Community Satisfaction and Attachment,” with Brent Hutchison at American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California (2014)
Advisors
Roger Waldinger
Edward Walker
Degrees
B.A. Spanish studies and B.S. sociology cum laude - Brigham Young University - 2015
Visiting student departments of philosophy, history, and political science - University of Havana - 2015