​I am an interdisciplinary marine social scientist. I partner with fishers and their families to advance food sovereignty, support equitable decision-making, address environmental degradation, and resist colonization. I work closely with young people in Belau (Palau) through a course I co-designed and co-teach with Ebiil Society Executive Director, Ann Singeo, Decolonizing Environmental Social Science Research. I am currently a Social Science Research Associate in Nicole Ardoin's Social Ecology Lab in the Social Sciences Division of the Doerr School of Sustainability. I am also a Science Communications Fellow in Shannon Guillot-Wright's People Centered Lab at UTHealth, and in this capacity I produce and host Surf & Turf: a seafood justice podcast, which features interviews with U.S. harvesters, workers, and their advocates. Most importantly, I am a mother. I approach all my work through the lens of mothering.