Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
- Marcus Aurelius
Presence of Teen Economic Abuse in Marginalized Communities
Partnership between Futures Without Violence, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and The Allstate Foundation
Collaborating with Dr. Elizabeth Miller of the University of Pittsburg to study the presence of Teen Economic Abuse (TEA) in marginalized communities.
Initial research was a quantitative study launched in 2021 which examined how educational, employment, and financial interference may occur in teen dating or romantic relationships.
Current research involves a qualitative study via interviews and focus groups to understand the factors and circumstances that lead to TEA, specifically for African American, gender-diverse, system-involved youth.
Dating Violence Prevention Research
Assisting as a student research mentee with Dr. Avanti Adhia of the University of Washington to assess the impact and implementation of state laws for adolescent intimate partner violence (IPV).
This research project is funded by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a department of National Institute of Health (NIH).
The study aims to evaluate how effective state laws regarding IPV are in terms of preventing or reducing violence, evaluate the implementation of such laws in school districts, improve knowledge of barriers to IPV policy implementation, and test/develop a toolkit for school districts to improve/implement such policy.
Submitted research paper for publication. Fourth author on the paper.
Research will be presented at the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) conference 2025.
Gender Bias in Public Forum Debate
A Correlation Analysis: Investigating the Gender Bias In Public Forum Debate
Description: This paper investigates the gender disparity in high school and collegiate debate, focusing specifically on speaker points, which have been under-explored in previous research.
Methodology: Performed a longitudinal study of 8 years (2015-2022), analyzing 6,701 pieces of individual data from Tabroom across prestigious tournaments such as the Tournament of Champions, NDCA National Championships, and Harvard Invitational.
Results: The findings suggest a gender bias, with male speakers consistently receiving higher speaker points and representation in the Top 20 compared to female speakers, reflecting broader inequities in Public Forum debate.
Collaborated with two other award-winning debaters under the mentorship of Professor Francisco Ramirez of Stanford University.
Presented at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) and the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
Received invitation to present at the Future of Women 2024 Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
