She has an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard College, a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, and a Ph.D. in American Culture from the University of Michigan. . Her work includes advocacy pieces on disability for venues such as Huffington Post, cultural analysis, such as her article on disability in HBO’s The Wire, and historical pieces on voting and disability. She is at work on a book tentatively titled Disabling Democracy in America: Disability, Citizenship, Suffrage and the Law, 1819-1920. She is also an advocate for people with disabilities and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Disability Rights Bar Association.