Ph.D. Michigan State University | Ecological-Community Psychology
M.A. CSU, Chico | Psychological Science
B.A. UC, Riverside | Psychology

• BIS 312 Approaches to Social Research
• BIS 438 Prevention and Promotion
• BISPSY 343 Introduction to Community Psychology
• BPOLST 502/510 Statistics for Policy Studies
• BPOLST 513 Practicum

My primary goal as an educator is to democratize the tools of social science, making them accessible to all students. I believe that the ability to interrogate social structures and interpret human behavior is a requisite for modern citizenship and social justice. Therefore, my pedagogy moves beyond the rote memorization of concepts; I challenge students to mobilize social science frameworks to interrogate complex, real-world problems.

I view the classroom as a collaborative workspace for discovery. My objective is to transition students from passive observers of society to active agents of inquiry and change. I aim to arm the next generation of social scientists with a versatile methodological toolkit capable of addressing contemporary social and political challenges.

My research examines how economic structures, racial hierarchies, political institutions, and social systems shape psychological well-being, health, and collective capacity. I investigate how instability, inequality, and racialized systems of power undermine psychological security, and how individuals and communities mobilize resilience, social capital, and collective action to resist oppressive systems.