This project centers on the lived experiences of Harlem’s Black youth during the Civil Rights Movement to demonstrate an alternative way of thinking about children in historical research.
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Parent Support Groups as Emotional and Practical Support for Families of Autistic Children in New York City
Exploring how parent support groups help families of autistic children in NYC manage emotional stress, navigate fragmented service systems, and access advocacy, guidance, and community support.
The Limits of Black Nationalism: The Nation of Islam (1930-75) as a Case Study
My project focuses on how imagery of domestic Black women is used to convey strength of a Black nation.
When Serving Isn’t Enough: Racial Capital and Latino Outcomes in CUNY’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions
This research reveals Latinos’ educational disparities at CUNYs HSIs and assess how the categorical designation shapes the Latino identity.
“Better Safe than Sorry”: Racialized and Queer Family Policing through Mandatory Reporting
Mandatory reporting laws serve as the gateway into a system that criminalizes poverty and weaponizes race, sexuality, and gender against caregivers who fall outside of dominant notions around family life.
Selective Sympathy: American Media and the Politics of Resistance in the Late 1990s and Early 2000s
Selective Sympathy examines how the New York Times framed Irish and Palestinian resistance differently from 1996-2005, revealing how media language shapes if political violence is read as resistance or terrorism.
“You’re Chopped” — The Circulation of Slang on TikTok & Adolescent Perceptions of Beauty Standards
Is saying and seeing “chopped” on TikTok simply “not that serious?” Or does it have deeper effects than we realize?
Aborting Autonomy: OB/GYNs Reclaiming Professional Autonomy Amidst Increasing Paternalistic Restrictions in Abortion Care
Many OB/GYNs are reclaiming professional autonomy by pairing telemedicine with state legal protections, providing a virtual OB/GYN residency curriculum, and advocating and communicating online through op-eds and online forums.
Monstrous Motherhood: An Analysis of Motherhood Portrayals in Horror Films
Immerse yourself in the discussion of gender and horror through the lens I present of monstrous motherhood portrayals in horror film.
