Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area (USA), I joined Utrecht University in autumn 2022 as a PhD candidate within the Sustainable Cooperation (SCOOP) project. I hold a BA in Legal Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where I completed a thesis on the economic value of digital privacy rights. During my undergraduate studies, I also spent time at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). I later earned an MA in History through the Politics and Society in Historical Perspective program at Utrecht University.

My research interests lie at the intersection of social networks, commodity markets, cooperative behavior, economic development, public policy, and history. My doctoral research focuses on the historical legacy of cooperative movements, particularly their transference and adaptation in colonial contexts across the Global South.

Prior to beginning my PhD, I worked in the fields of education, global philanthropy, shareholder advising, academic publishing, and municipal finance.

Outside academia, I enjoy volunteering, playing basketball, jollof rice and hiking.

Currently my research has allowed me to travel and learn about the deep rich history of Ghana and the global cocoa trade as I investigate the role of cooperatives in equitably developing the sector in the colonial period and today.