Biography

Born and raised in Texas, I study philosophy through the Columbia University–Trinity College Dublin Dual BA Program as a Trinity Scholar. My academic work focuses on metaethics, ordinary language philosophy, and the philosophy of law, with particular attention to how linguistic agency breaks down in contexts of gender-based violence. My research examines how domestic abuse survivors can produce utterances that meet every familiar criterion for reporting harm, yet fail to “count” as testimony due to conditions of semantic disablement and testimonial smothering. I am especially interested in how these failures of recognition function as structural constraints on justice. At Cambridge, I will pursue graduate studies in philosophy to further develop the conceptual and ethical foundations for analyzing how language both reveals and restricts the possibility of justice, with the broader goal of advancing culturally-specific interventions. My academic work is informed by advocacy, including my role as a Bolder Futures Social Impact Fellow with AAPI Data, where I founded Bearing Witness, and my current position as Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors at the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project.

Previous Education

University of Dublin Trinity College Philosophy 2026