Outside of this work for my dissertation, I also have academic interests ranging from issues of modeling and representing in the sciences, feminist and queer critiques of the sciences, more general feminist and queer theory, queer history, Derrida and poststructuralism/postmodernism, various forms of pragmatism, and of course whatever happens to catch my eye as I browse library bookshelves, department walls, or online databases. 

Outise of academics, I absolutely love spending time in nature as well as engaging in a variety of creative projects, from crocheting to baking to sketching and painting. I am a religious Pokemon player; I started with Pokemon Diamond and have been hooked ever since (Umbreon, Bulbasaur, and Suicune are the best, no I will not be taking constructive criticism on this). And I am a 24/7 listener to music, mostly (perhaps aligning a bit with the stereotype) musicals and pop, though some rock and folk music as well (not to mention a wide variety of music in French now). 

As a queer person, I try to involve myself in the surging intersectional queer liberation movement, and would love to talk about it with anyone who knows more, less, or is similarly involved. It would be great to get involved with and/or build a network of people, especially in academia, devoted to doing this sort of work alongside (and sometimes infused in) research. I try to, when appropriate, infuse my work with my intersectional politics and practice social justice where I can.