Hometown: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Communication Studies, Business minor UT Austin
Master's Degree: M.Ed. Southern Methodist University
Current research interests: Sex Education curriculum, public health, education, relationship communication, disclosure in sexual relationships
Faculty Advisor: Rene Dailey
Projected Graduation: Spring 2022
UT/AISD Collaborative Research Forum (
2020)
Austin Independent School District
Student Agency in the Push for Comprehensive Sex Education
Communication for Survival (
2019)
National Communication Association
A Prototype Analysis of Relationship Stability and its Associations with Relational Quality and Communication
19th Annual National Africa Conference (2019)
The University of Texas at Austin
Representation in the K12 Classroom: A Look at the Impact of Gay Student Alliances on LGBTQ+ Students
Language, Rhetoric, and Digital Publics: Making Space for All (2019)
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
LGBTQIA+ Identity Representation in the K12 Classroom: An Analysis of the Importance of Representation in Sexual Education, Course Curriculum, and Teacher Training Programs”
2020-2021 LBJ Connect Research Fellow
2018-2020 Moody College of Communications Health Scholar Grant Recipient
2018-2022 Graduate School Fellowship
2018-2022 Provost Fellowship
2016-2018 AmeriCorps National Service Grant
2013-2016 Presidential Achievement Scholar
