My research specializes in reproduction and medieval queenship studies, with my current doctoral thesis examining fertility and childbirth rituals among fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses consorts. More specifically, my work explores whether queens’ performative roles and chosen submission within reproductive rituals could function as forms of agency. My research has been featured on Royal Studies Network blogs, where I also serve as an editor.

I began as a history curator in Pittsburgh before moving to Los Angeles to train as a doula under midwife Johanna Storey, whose work bridges ancestral midwifery traditions and contemporary care practices. Since then, I’ve supported families across a wide range of traditions and experiences, witnessing firsthand what happens when consent and autonomy are honored, and when they are not. That lived work has deepened my commitment to reproductive justice, both past and present.

When I’m not researching or doula-ing, my days are spent with people I love moving my body, making art, and exploring new places. I