I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology and African & African Diaspora Studies at Boston College. As a cultural sociologist and urban ethnographer, I investigate how Black communities across the Americas create conditions for flourishing, freedom, and joy amid anti-Blackness. My current book project, Black Flourishing: Why Gathering Matters in a Fragmented Black Metropolis, examines how Black people in Los Angeles County use Black places, events, and sociality to enhance their well-being and build a collective practice of flourishing. My work has appeared in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Work & Organization, and Contexts. I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Southern California, my M.A. in Latin American Studies from Vanderbilt University, and my B.B.A. in Management Consulting and Africana Studies from the University of Notre Dame.