I concluded my Ph.D. in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University-Bloomington in July of 2022. In the fall of 2022, I will start as a Visiting Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. In my work, I explore how climate change compounds intersected racial and class inequalities, how the urban poor mobilize for climate justice, and how states respond to the demands of their citizens facing ecological hazards. With support from the Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowship, I have conducted multi-site, mixed-methods fieldwork on the local governance of and rights mobilization against urban floods in Brazil’s Amazon. I am currently writing a book proposal. My other projects include studying how social actors and formal organizations respond to global governance. Focusing on law firms, I analyze how lawyers shape country-level policies and devise organizational strategies to succeed in increasingly globalized markets. While looking at law firms, I also assess patterns of racial inequality in hiring, promotion, and compensation among lawyers. My research has appeared in World Development, Sustainability Science, Law & Social Inquiry, Texas Law Review, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, International Journal of the Legal Profession, and Cambridge University Press. Before pursuing my Ph.D., I received an LL.M. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, as well as an LL.M. from Fundação Getulio Vargas and an LL.B. from Centro Universitário do Pará in Brazil.
Research and Teaching Interests: Law and Society, Political Sociology, Organizational Theory, Governance, Environmental Sociology, Social Movements
Dissertation Title: Navigating Turbulent Waters: Flooding, Housing, and Accessing Justice in Brazil’s Urban Amazon
Dissertation Committee: Ethan Michelson (co-chair), Jayanth K. Krishnan (co-chair), Arthur S. Alderson, Eduardo S. Brondizio, Patricia A. McManus
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