This provides a reverse chronological order of academic projects that I’ve been working on. I’m so grateful for the people I work with, for their projects in which I’ve played a part, for the opportunity to dream (and with them).

Spring 2026

I have the privilege to serve as collaborator for a wonderful writing project with three outstanding researchers and physicists – Brianne Gutman, Gina Quan, and Alexis Knaub. If you do not know about Duoethnography (I didn’t), then you should look into it. It’s so fascinating. Here’s a piece about Data Science Programs called “Beyond Ethics” (Alexander et al. 2022) from which we were modeling our work. Our submitted work builds off our shared experiences within the AAPT/AAAS SEA Change Physics and Astronomy Initiative. The title/abstract that we sent to the American Journal of STEM is as follows:

Dialoguing Change: supporting faculty in improving their department through the Physics & Astronomy SEA Change initiative

Building equitable cultures within physics departments requires sustainable approaches that maintain flexibility in diverse contexts, with attention to systems, practices, and outcomes. The Physics & Astronomy SEA Change program supports teams working for organizational change, starting from the departmental level. Through duoethnography, this work shares experiences of two faculty working towards more equitable departments via the SEA Change program. While these faculty’s institutional contexts and approaches were different, common themes emerged: the value of trust in cohort-building, the importance of building relational inertia to accomplish greater tasks, and the benefit of external support for accountability and credibility. Within a larger context of organizational change, it is hoped that these stories will support others in reflection and bolster their own change efforts.

Again, I’m so excited to see what comes of this work. What a pleasure and honor to be a part of it.