A sample of ongoing/recent projects in arts-based methods, policy, and curriculum & instruction.
Featured
Policy
Studying Queer Asian America
A Case for Queer-Raciolinguistics in Policy Analysis
A proposed framework that intentionally interweaves political discourse analysis, education policy, microhistorical methods, cultural studies, and applied intersectionality. The foundation of a book manuscript currently under review at a University Press.
Research Project
If This, Then... Visualizing Young Artist Cultivation
"Playing to Be Seen and Heard"
An artist-led photovoice evaluation of arts education programs, examining student agency, artistic development, and community belonging. Presented at AERA (2026) and IVSA (2025).
Additional Projects
Teaching Artist Cultivation Study
"Bloom Where You Are Planted"
An evaluation of a novel teaching artist certificate program at Rutgers University–Newark, examining how artists develop pedagogical identities and professional practices within structured training environments.
Role — Co-Investigator
Arts-Based Research in Doctoral Education
Advocating for ABR Training in Educator Preparation Programs
A collaborative study examining the underrepresentation of arts-based research methods in doctoral education programs, drawing on dual-autoethnography and systematic course catalog analysis to make the case for expanded ABR training in educator preparation.
Role — Co-Principal Investigator
Arts & Health Research Lab
Rutgers University
A collaborative research initiative across Rutgers campuses investigating the intersections of artistic practice and health outcomes, with a focus on culturally responsive and community-centered approaches.
Role — Co-Lead
Illinois Inclusive Social Science Curricular Framework
University of Illinois & Illinois State Board of Education
Leading a 22-person interdisciplinary committee, in partnership with UIUC and the Illinois State Board of Education, to develop a statewide curricular framework helping teachers implement Illinois's Inclusive Social Science mandates across K–12 settings.
Role — Curriculum Advisor & Committee Lead
Creating for Justice, Inc.
501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
An all-volunteer nonprofit co-founded in 2020, offering community-based services in exchange for donations to anti-racist organizations. Currently active with volunteers across the country.
Role — Co-Founder & Head Executive
↗ creatingforjustice.org