Experience

Research Experience

Washington State University

• Research Assistant – Dr. Jen Schwartz – Spring 2021 to Spring 2026
  • Graduate research assistant on the Washington Rural Jails Network project, which uses a collaborative, data-driven approach to understand better the factors that impact local jail population trends and to develop data-informed policy and practice solutions.  
  • Further aims include bringing these rural-focused policy solutions to the attention of state and national policymakers.
  • Assisted in preparing county-level data-driven reports.  

Illinois State University

• Undergraduate Research Assistant (Multiple Projects)
  • Supervised by (Spring 2020)
    • Ralph Weisheit, PhD
    • Winfred Avogo, PhD
    • Susan Sprecher, PhD

Other Experiences

• Invited speaker on cannabis legalization at Hemp Fest
  • Moscow, Idaho (2023)
• Sociology Ambassador
  • Illinois State University (Spring 2020)

Teaching Experience

Washington State University

• Instructor of Record
  • Criminology (SOC 361) – Fall 2025
• Teaching Assistant
  • Intro to Sociology (SOC 101) – Fall 2021
  • Deviance (SOC 360) – Spring 2020
  • Criminology (SOC 361) – Fall 2020

Illinois State University

• Teaching Assistant
  • Sociological Inquiry (SOC 206) – Spring 2019