I write, teach, and produce media at the intersection of visual culture and social scientific knowledge. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Media and Society at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where I also direct the Technology in the Humanities Program.

My research examines how data-driven technologies—from 19th-century disease outbreak maps to AI-powered prediction algorithms—shape the modern understanding of population and reproduction.

I am also a documentary filmmaker and storyteller with a focus on plant life and climate change. My recent work includes the FLX Folks Community Documentary Project and courses such as “Listening to the Finger Lakes” and “Sounding Climate Change” in Freiburg, Germany, which engage students in using media to document and interrogate environmental and social change.

I have received awards and fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the East-West Center, the Flaherty Film Seminar, Project Pericles, and the Association of Asian Studies