I believe that good science can only be done in an environment that constantly strives toward equitable access and practices. I am committed to fighting the often overlooked injustices engrained into our institutions, particularly at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities.

In 2019, my disability advocacy and professional worlds collided after a dangerous run-in with autonomous delivery robots. This experience spurred my interest in exploring the how academic inaccessibility and quickly evolving, inaccessible tech feed into one another, and how best to remedy them without using disabled people as collateral.

Around the same time, I was heavily involved in our graduate student unionization campaign, and joined the Future of Research board of directors to lead the Labor Task Force, both of which drove my commitment toward addressing the absence of fair and equitable labor practices in science institutions, particularly for early career researchers, to new heights.

Since then, my commitment to equitable science has only continued to grow. I have served as a member of two NASEM projects aiming to improve and re-envision accessibility in STEM, and as a member of the NIH working group to assess the status of US postdoctoral training. I currently serve as the Disability Advisor for the systems biology department at Harvard. As an individual, I enjoy writing and speaking broadly on my identity and vision for a more equitable and accessible scientific enterprise.