I am a PhD student in the College of Communication, Media and Information at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I am in the Media Research and Practice PhD program, on the Advertising, Public Relations and Media design track.

I'm interested in the creation and dissemination of persuasive messages in mass media and their effect on perceptions of gender, sexuality and race. Specifically, I'm interested in the ethical implications of advertising’s ability to reflect, create and exploit social change. Most recently, I've studied hegemonic masculinity represented in Dove Men advertisements, looking at the way these ads attempt to reshape the conversation around what it means to be a “real woman” or a “real man.”