My research on spatial justice lies at the intersection of feminist theory, political philosophy, and social geography.
In my dissertation, titled "Spatial Injustice," I take an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to developing a theoretical framework of the role space and material conditions play in sustaining situations of injustice. I particularly focus on the normative implications of living with difference in the city and on the mechanisms and spatial decision-making processes that shape social positions of privilege and disadvantage.
In my master's thesis "Breaking the Armored Ceiling: Women in Combat and the Ontology of Gender," I argue for the inclusion of women in combat related jobs. I do this from the lens of feminist theory and social ontology by rebutting common, but sexist and unfounded, objections and assumptions about women's capabilities in the military.
I have presented my work, from both my master's thesis and my dissertation, at several national and international conferences and workshops, including the American Philosophical Association and the Philosophy of the City Research Group.
I am currently working on a new project related to women and the military. At the moment, Congress is debating making women register for Selective Service (the draft), and with this debate comes an array of philosophical, political, and social questions. What I am particularly interested in is how we think about citizenship in the context of women and Selective Service. This is interesting to me since I joined the Army with a green card, and I eventually obtained US citizenship through the military.
In my dissertation, titled "Spatial Injustice," I take an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to developing a theoretical framework of the role space and material conditions play in sustaining situations of injustice. I particularly focus on the normative implications of living with difference in the city and on the mechanisms and spatial decision-making processes that shape social positions of privilege and disadvantage.
In my master's thesis "Breaking the Armored Ceiling: Women in Combat and the Ontology of Gender," I argue for the inclusion of women in combat related jobs. I do this from the lens of feminist theory and social ontology by rebutting common, but sexist and unfounded, objections and assumptions about women's capabilities in the military.
I have presented my work, from both my master's thesis and my dissertation, at several national and international conferences and workshops, including the American Philosophical Association and the Philosophy of the City Research Group.
I am currently working on a new project related to women and the military. At the moment, Congress is debating making women register for Selective Service (the draft), and with this debate comes an array of philosophical, political, and social questions. What I am particularly interested in is how we think about citizenship in the context of women and Selective Service. This is interesting to me since I joined the Army with a green card, and I eventually obtained US citizenship through the military.
