Degrees

• M.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2018
• B.A., Sociology, Magna Cum Laude, University of Arizona, 2015

Fields of Study

Settler Colonialism, Environment, Economy, Race & Indigeneity, Comparative & Historical Sociology, and Ethnography

Research

I study how Indigenous life and water are appropriated and classified in settler colonial societies. My dissertation is a collection of essays discussing how American methods of water management have transformed the Tohono (Desert, Tohono O’odham territory) into an urban and agricultural oasis and the legacy of this history. 

Awards & Grants

• John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship, American Philosophical Society, 2023
• Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Fellowship, Yale University, 2023
• Elouise P. Cobell Summer Research Fellowship, Indigenous Education Inc., 2022
• Early Career Development Fellowship, Center for Diverse Leaders in Science (CDLS), 2022
• San Xavier District $20,000 Community Scholarship, Tohono O’odham Nation, 2021
• Graduate Research and Travel Grant, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona, 2020
• Early Career Development Fellowship, Center for Diverse Leaders in Science (CDLS), UCLA, 2019
• Summer Institute on Global Indigeneities (SIGI), University of Washington, 2019
• Travel Grant, American Indian Studies Center, UCLA, 2019
• Travel Grant, American Indian Studies Center, UCLA, 2019
• Travel Grant, American Indian Studies Center, UCLA, 2018
• Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, UCLA, 2016 & 2021
• Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship, UCLA, 2018
• Graduate Research Summer Mentorship Fellowship, UCLA, 2018
• Research Grant, Institute of American Cultures, UCLA, 2017
• Research Grant, University of Arizona Graduate College, 2015

Advisors

• Professor Vilma Ortiz (co-chair)
• Professor Jessica Cattelino (co-chair)
• Professor Ruben Hernandez-Leon
• Professor Aradhna Tripati