She is currently pursuing a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology at New York University with a Certificate in Culture and Media. She is a 2015 Flaherty Fellow and Southern Exposure Fellow. Her research interests are in the areas of migration, material flows, and belonging. In Cast in India, she raises questions around the disparate conditions that shape the geographies of production of everyday urban objects. How does the built infrastructure of New York City conceal the labor infrastructure on which it stands?