About Me

I am currently a PhD candidate in Organization Studies at the Schulich School of Business, York University, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am also working with the Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA), a Canadian government-funded social incubator lab. 

My research interests lie broadly within the equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility sphere. More specifically, I have two streams of research that look to

• document the experiences of traditionally marginalized group members

• determine and increase effective interventions, such as allyship

Through my work, I overall aim to provide evidence-based understanding and direction for those looking to create change. This research has been supported by Ontario Graduate Scholarships and a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Award.

I have 10+ years of educational and work experience in conducting projects using both quantitative (e.g., experiments, surveys) and qualitative (e.g., interviews) methods and analyses. You can read more about this here.

I have a history of working with various mental health advocacy groups, having helped create and organize events and campaigns, as well as tools for those seeking services. Check out The Youth Wellness Quest, which was created with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. 

I also have served in various positions that involve building community, both inside and outside of academia. I am currently the lab manager for the GEDI Lab, and was a member of the EDI working group for the Canadian Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. I also am part of the Community Grants Committee for the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.