Current ProjectsSociopolitical Construction of Low-Wage Workers
I am working on a discourse analysis of legislative debates about whether to increase the minimum wage, which will assess the construction of minimum-wage workers and how that construction informs policy support. Objectification Theory
I am exploring the literature on objectification theory in psychology using meta-analysis and identifying new contexts for and applications of objectification theory, including the low-wage workplace. Adolescent Critical Consciousness about Police
I am currently analyzing focus group conversations with Baltimore city high school students about their perceptions of Baltimore police officers. In this project, I am exploring evidence of critical consciousness and whether critical discussions of police transcend the contexts in which adolescents interact with police. |