(Sociology)
Ph.D. Date: May 2024 (expected)
Dissertation Title: Making Meaning in Contexts of Despair: An Investigation of Stress Management and Close Relationships in Areas Affected by Deaths of Despair
Dissertation Committee: Peter V. Marsden (Chair), Michèle Lamont, Brea Perry, and Mario L. Small
Research/Teaching Interests: sociology of gender, the sociology of health, theory, cultural sociology, and social networks