My work engages public audiences, journalists, and cross-sector partners around questions of digital platforms, popular media, care, labor, and inequality. Drawing on my academic research in communication and media studies, I contribute expert commentary, public writing, and invited talks that translate critical scholarship into accessible insights about how contemporary media systems shape everyday life. I regularly speak with journalists and organizations about digital culture, creator economies, platform governance, and popular media, with particular attention to gender, race, sexuality, and mental health.
Topics I Speak On
- Platform power, governance, and digital care
- Therapy, mental health, and media culture
- Influencers, visibility, and creator economies
- Reality television and platformed popular culture
- Gender, sexuality, and digital labor
- Algorithms, credibility, and media power
- Care, affect, and inequality in digital culture
For Journalists and Collaborators
I am available for:
- Expert commentary and interviews
- Speaking engagements and panels
- Workshops and training on digital culture and platforms
- Policy and research consultations
- Collaborative public scholarship projects
For media inquiries or collaboration opportunities, please visit my Let’s Connect page or email me directly.
Selected Media Appearances and Expert Commentary
- Expert commentary on medical influencers and reproductive politics, The Guardian US
- Expert commentary on political influencers and U.S. elections, CNN Business/Tech
- Expert commentary on influencer responses to Hurricane Milton, CNN Business/Tech
- Expert commentary on the manosphere and digital identity, Business Insider
- Expert commentary on LGBTQ influencers and platform visibility, Business Insider
- Expert commentary on tradwives and influencer branding, Marketing Brew
- Expert commentary on political influencers, The Telegraph
- Expert commentary on TikTok and social media trends, NBC News
- Expert commentary on influencer culture and media industries, TheStreet
- Contribution on reality television and influencer culture, AV Club
- Expert interview on TikTok, Radio Wave (Český rozhlas, Czech Radio)
- Invited interview on the creator economy, PR Carnet
Invited Talks, Workshops, and Policy Engagement
- Invited Consultant, U.S. Department of State, on social media applications and digital communication
- Workshop creator and facilitator on TikTok, storytelling, and gaming for a Mellon Foundation–funded project on Intersectional Technology and Gaming
- Invited participant, “The Promises and Perils of Generative AI for the Creator Economy,” Microsoft Research New England
- Participant, Digital Mental Health Symposium, University of Turku, Finland
- Selected participant, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Doctoral Colloquium
Editorial and Public Scholarship Roles
- Editorial Board Member, Creator & Influencer Studies (Springer Nature, launching 2026)
- Social Media Editor, Feminist Media Studies
These roles reflect my commitment to shaping public and scholarly conversations about platforms, culture, and power.
Where platforms, power, and care collide 