Statement of Research Interest

"Research necessarily transforms the world into something else -- it's symbolic, it's iconic, it's constructive."
-Dr. Wayne Beach

Methods of Subjects of Interest

My primary research methods are mainly interpretive and include:

• Ethnography
• Critical and Feminist Methods
• Performance Methods
• Textual Methods

Subjects of interest include:

• Feminist issues, including the status of women in various occupations and the changing role of women in society
• Intercultural communication, especially relationships that bridge cultural differences
• Issues of race, gender, and LGBT concern
• Societal and political events in the United States, especially related to civil rights and the political process
• Human rights issues, especially human trafficking, the treatment of women, and issues of sexual assault.
• Issues of able-bodiedism, and discrimination of disabled persons
• Topics about the media, especially critical evaluation of information