I’m a researcher, independent journalist, and educator working on the social implications of climate mitigation and adaptation. In my research, I critically examine existing climate transitions in urban areas and explore the radical alternatives proposed by grassroots movements. My journalistic writing is broader in scope. I cover the climate movement, struggles for housing and environmental justice, and unpack who stands to gain or be left behind as cities, regions, and nations begin to take climate change seriously. I’ve designed and taught classes on these themes for a highschool level at the Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit on Climate, Equity, and Health and at The Bay School of San Francisco.
I hold a BA in Philosophy from Colorado College, an MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Central European University, and am currently pursuing a PhD in Human Geography at the City University of New York. I’ve written for Outside Magazine, The Baffler, Mother Jones, NBC News, and contributed reporting to The New York Times. My 2019 article “Acres of destruction left by Colorado’s historic avalanche season are also delivering climate change evidence” won best short form feature in SPJ’s Top of the Rockies, a regional award with submissions from four states in the Mountain West. In addition to my written work, I have experience producing and editing both audio and video.
I am committed to grassroots movement building work. I have helped to organize encampments of unhoused people to defend against eviction in the Bay Area and am currently involved in efforts to mobilize support for Palestine in New York. I am a committee chair in the IWW Freelance Journalists Union and a member of the Crown Heights Tenants Union.
