Current Role

Research Assistant at “The Lab”

Kirisitina Sailiata, American Studies

Research Interests

Asian American studies, critical disability studies, visual culture/cultural studies, queer/feminist theory, abolition, and environment, contemporary social movements

Education

Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota

BA, American Studies                                                         

Select Publications

“Abolish r(ICE): (Dis)ability, Immigration, and Asian American Resistance,” Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 14. March 2024.

“A Note from the Art Collective of Tapestries,” Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities: Vol. 13: Iss. I, Article 14. March 2024. (co-authors Ikran J. Noor, Oli Palmera Tierney, Sofia Ahmad Cook)

Select Fellowships & Awards

American Studies Award for Creative Social Responsibility, Macalester College (2024)

Graduate School Exploration (Gradx) Fellowship, Big Ten Academic Alliance  (2022-23)

Disability Services Champion Award, Macalester College (2022)

Select Professional Experience

Virtual Executive Assistant, Freelance (2021-Present)

Campus Center Student Supervisor, Center for Student Leadership & Engagement, Macalester College (2021-2024)

Summer Research Assistant, Mississippi River Open School for Kinship & Social Exchange, Sedric McClure, Civic Engagement Center; Aisling Quigley, Digital Liberal Arts; & Kirisitina Sailiata, American Studies, Macalester College (2023)

Preceptor, AMST 200: Critical Research Methods in American Studies, Kirisitina Sailiata (2023)

Select Leadership & Activities

Program Board Chair, Student Government Executive Board, Macalester College (2023-2024)

BIPOC Disability Identity Collective Facilitator, Macalester College (2021-2024)

Community Engagement Event Coordinator for Program Board, Macalester College (2021-2023)

MentorUp Upperclassman Mentor, Disability Services, Macalester College (2020-22)