I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, and a 2024-2025 NAEd/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow. 

My research examines the intersection of race and education policy, focusing in particular on how (im)migration and interethnic politics shape education delivery and outcomes in different communities. In my work, I draw upon theoretical perspectives from, political science, sociology, economics, and social psychology and employ a range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological approaches.

In my dissertation, I use in-depth interviews and original survey data to examine public opinion formation and political mobilization within Asian American communities regarding controversial admissions reforms at selective public magnet high schools. Ongoing research collaborations as an affiliate with the Tennessee Education Research Alliance and University of Houston Education Research Center leverage statewide administrative data to investigate the barriers to recruiting and retaining teachers and school leaders of color and the effect of secondary-grade reclassification on the academic and employment outcomes of formerly English-learner-identified students. My work has been published in the American Educational Research Journal.

Prior to graduate school, I taught high school English and ESL in the Houston metropolitan area. I received my B.A. in English and teaching certification in 7-12 English Language Arts and Reading from Rice University.