Media & Public Service
I currently serve as the President of the RIC/AFT Local 1819, the collective bargaining unit representing full-time faculty at Rhode Island College. I am also a member of the American Federation of Teachers Higher Education Program and Policy Council.
Selected Op-Eds and Commentary
"Careers Across the Curriculum"," Inside Higher Ed, March 2024
"Wrong Time to Reduce Funding to Rhode Island College," Providence Journal, July 2020
"The Fight for $15 and College Access, Providence Journal, February 2020
"An Open Letter to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza on Privatizing Our Water Supply,” UpriseRI, April 2018
"RI Policy vs. Citizens’ Religious Beliefs,” Providence Journal February 2015
Selected Media Coverage & Interviews
"Where Do Students Go After College Graduation?," Academic Minute, WAMC Radio, June 2021
"Dozens testify against the Wyatt in Senate Committee meeting"," UpriseRI, May 2021
"R.I.’s 3 public colleges, facing big budget shortfalls, cut staff and salaries to stay afloat"," Providence Journal, August 2020
"The Womxn Project holds panel on state funded healthcare prohibitions against paying for abortion services," UpriseRI, January 2020
"Plugging the Drain: Getting Millennials to #ChooseRI","The College Hill Independent, February 2019
"Providence City Council Approves Police Anti-Profiling Measure," WPRI, June 2017
"Striking Out at NYU," Chronicle of Higher Education, October 2006
Disciplinary Service
Within the discipline of sociology, I have served in a variety of section and editorial positions, including for the Sections on Disability in Society and on Collective Behavior and Social Movements. I am also a member of thee Program Reviewers and Consultants group.
