Research

In my research, I investigate the scope and social consequences of mass criminalization, or the practices and policies of institutions that use surveillance and punishment to control social behavior. I draw attention to types of criminalization that often go undocumented and under-documented in conventional data sources, such as arrests, fines and fees, misdemeanors, and case outcomes falling short of conviction. 

Recent Publications:

Who gets a second chance? Compliance, classification, and criminal conviction. Social Forces (2025) (with Carmen Gutierrez)

The long-term impact of debt relief for indigent defendants in a misdemeanor court Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (121) 51. (2024) (with Helen Ho, Rebecca Goldstein, Devah Pager, and Bruce Western).

Mothering while sick: Poor maternal health and educational attainment among young adults. Journal of Health and Social Behavior (2024) (with Shannon Cavanagh and Athena Owirdu). 

Incomparable punishments: How economic inequality contributes to the disparate impact of legal fines and fees. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences (8) 2. (2022) (with Becky Pettit and Ilya Slavinski).