Biography

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join the Gates Cambridge community as an MPhil student in Sociology. Currently, my work for the Rio de Janeiro-based news platform RioOnWatch.org involves coordinating research on the opportunities for media to challenge dominant narratives about Rio's historically stigmatized favela communities. This is a particularly important moment for activists in Rio due to the immense media spotlight brought by the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Intensified global media scrutiny offers unique leverage for marginalized voices to amplify their struggles for change, at the same time as forced removals and Games-focused public spending serve to marginalize some populations further. At Cambridge, I'll be expanding my current work by exploring the narratives and forms of media produced by activists across a number of sports mega-events. As I'm British by nationality but have lived largely in the United States since age seven, I'm looking forward to continuing my studies in the UK and having more regular access to authentic Cadbury's chocolate.

Previous Education

Harvard University