My research focus: My background is in higher education, and I tend to use organizational and sociological lenses. I consider myself a critical qualitative researcher using community- and narrative-based methodologies to address problems of social inequity in spaces where communities and STEM+Medical education intersect.
Why I enjoy mentoring: I love to riff, I love to share, and I love to learn from others. I love talking about ideas and helping people try them out or making connections if I don’t have the right area of expertise. I enjoy supporting other colleagues to achieve their visions and ideas, even if the path we travel involves getting a bit “messy”
My professional values: Rest. I rest in whatever way it means for each day, whether walking, staring out windows, thinking, singing, sleeping, napping, playing. Without rest I could not “work” with kindness, generosity, curiosity, and care.