Biography

As an associate at an international law firm, I maintained an active pro bono practice that included working with organizations challenging some of the most restrictive abortion bans that surfaced in the US following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Through this work, I began to consider the myriad of ways in which consumers’ personal data was primed to serve as sources of evidence in such proceedings. One source of data specifically seemed a particular source of risk—FemTech, a type of technology created to address the otherwise-underserved needs related to women’s reproductive health. And a type of technology that has existed in an a dearth of regulation, considering the sensitive information it contains. 

Through melding my passion for women’s rights and my longstanding research interest in issues regarding law and technology, my thesis topic was created. After finding such intellectual enrichment at Cambridge as an MPhil student in POLIS, I knew this project could find no better home. To return to Cambridge for my PhD as a Gates scholar, and for my work to benefit from the perspectives of this community of brilliant peers and colleagues, is all the more special.

Previous Education

University of Pennsylvania Law 2021
University of Cambridge International Relations 2018