Racialization in Testosterone Research

This project uses a mix of qualitative and computational methods to examine how population terms are used in testosterone research and the impact that this has on racial disparities in biomedical and behavioral research.

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Hair, Hormones, and Haunting

In this collaborative paper with Liz Carlin (CUNY), we examine how polycystic ovary syndrome is racialized in biomedical research.

sts race gender health qualitative ethics

Evidence Exchange in Federal Policymaking

This ongoing collaboration with Matthew Weber and Itzhak Yanovitzky (Rutgers) uses discourse analysis and network analysis to follow how policymakers exchange evidence in congressional hearings.

policy research networks qualitative

Molecularization at the Intersections (Dissertation)

In my dissertation, I examined how biomedical researchers produce racialized claims about testosterone, prostate cancer, and health disparities in biomedical research.

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