about

I am an anthropologist and filmmaker with a mixed-methods, multimedia research practice. My research has been funded by grants from Fulbright-Hays, the Wenner Gren Foundation, and the National Institute of Health.

Broadly speaking, I research the War on Drugs—its origins, is multiple social realities, and its consequences. Situated at the intersection of medical anthropology, political economy, and visual anthropology, my scholarship explores the diverse social worlds that come together around the production, circulation, use, and policing of illicit drugs. I conduct research in both Peru and North America on topics as diverse as coca cultivation, drug overdose prevention, addiction treatment and recovery, and the role of the criminal justice system in managing substance use disorders. Currently, I am an Assistant Professor at the Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR) in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University.