She received her PhD from the University of Minnesota in Critical Media Studies with a minor in Feminist & Critical Sexuality Studies. Her research and teaching interests include: social movements; gender, race, class, and sexuality in the media; carceral studies; critical pedagogy; food and health justice; social media; among others. Her work has been published in Cultural Studies and Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies. Her public media contributions include interviews in Rolling Stone and USA Today, as well as speaking appearances on National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.