UW Student Civic Leader: What If It Was Me?
To be awarded the UW President’s Student Civic Leadership Award in 2026, at a time that is consequential in ways that won’t be understood for decades to come, is not a role I take lightly. The award is more than a title, honor, or acknowledgment; It is a call to action in its own right and sets a bar for what types of action can be taken.
2025: A Year of Community, Connection, and Becoming
2025 was the year my life stopped being defined by what I survived and started being shaped by what I’m becoming — a scientist, a mentor, an advocate, and a community builder.
May Day 2025
Mayday, mayday, it’s feeling like an emergency.
It’s May Day 2025, International Workers’ Day. A Thursday, the busiest day of my week for a while now, as if any day has felt slow lately.
Earth Day 2025
This Earth Day, I leaned into my love of bridge-building and used the day as a moment of connection across science, community, and movement work.
Guest Speaking at UW HOPE
I had the honor of presenting my research and activism for UW HOPE, a student-led group advancing prison education, by giving my talk, “Investigating Social Isolation Through the Lens of Neuroethology and Social Justice.”