I grew up in the Austin suburbs and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. I co-own Discourse Blog, an independent, worker-owned newsletter on Substack about politics and culture on the left, which my colleagues and I launched in the early weeks of March 2020. In addition to writing for the blog, I’m our art director, and I edit our podcasts, too.

During the pandemic I also helped launch Subtext, a politics and activism newsletter by AJ+, where I wrote about organizing, entertainment, and more. Most recently, I completed over two years at UTHealth Houston as a communications manager, where I planned and implemented communications strategies for three public health projects related to COVID-19 mitigation.

Previously, I was a staff writer at the now-shuttered politics website Splinter (RIP). Before that, I was an identity and immigration staff writer at the Daily Dot, where I reported on the intersections of racism, sexism, politics, and the internet. My bylines and reporting contributions also include Vox, Texas Observer, The Infatuation, Los Angeles Magazine, Austin Monthly, and Texas Monthly.

I love chewy flour tortillas with my breakfast tacos, borrowing e-books, and spending time with my three cats.