I am an assistant professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My research resides at the intersection of critical making and the development of equitable and inclusive STEM-rich learning spaces (e.g. makerspaces) in libraries. My research is funded by an NSF CAREER Award entitled, "Equity in the Making: Investigating Spatial Arrangements of Makerspaces and Their Impact on Diverse User Populations." I am the PI and Director for the Equity in the Making Lab.
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I'm also a serial maker. I enjoy embedding circuits into things, additive and subtractive fabrication, dabbling with AI, digital world making, and more. I am also the co-founder of the University of Arizona's first makerspace, the iSpace (now CATalyst Studios) and the founder of the Women Techmakers Tucson Hackathon, the Southwest’s first hackathon centering participants from marginalized gender communities. 

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NSF CAREER Award ($715k): "Equity in the Making: Investigating Spatial Arrangements of Makerspaces and Their Impact on Diverse User Populations" ​

"Re-making the Makerspace: Critical Theories, Applications, and Practices," Library Juice Press (2020). Co-edited & co-authored with Jenn Nichols. 

Partnership with Durham County Library: Making + Mature Adults (55+ y/o): "Research In Action & Equity in the Making: How the EITM Lab Promotes Inclusivity in Public Makerspaces"

Keynote, "Space Invaders: First-time Users Feel Like Trespassers in the Makerspace." Inclusive Makerspace Conference (2023).
University of British Columbia.