I'm an Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies at the California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Broadly, my interests include gender and sexualities; juvenile delinquency and justice; mentoring and restorative justice; peer and social networks; and social inequality and the life course.

My research explores how adolescent relationships, peer networks, and structural inequalities shape youth experiences in education, crime, and the transition to adulthood. My work has examined friendship stability, peer influence, school discipline, and delinquency, with a focus on equity and social justice. I regularly teach undergraduate-level classes related to juvenile justice, introductory statistics, criminological theory, peer mentoring, and applied methods.

I earned a B.A. in Health and Societies from the University of Pennsylvania in addition to a M.A. in Criminology and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Pennsylvania State University.