I am a director, dramaturg, and scholar of childhood, migration, and performance. My research traces the planetary stakes of mass displacement through cinematic and theatrical figurations of the child refugee, with a focus on transregional South Asia and the Middle East (watch & hear more). My writing has appeared in Performance Research, Studies in South Asian Film & Media, Women’s Studies, and Theatre Journal (also discussed in the On TAP podcast).
I completed my PhD in Theater and Performance Studies - with minors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity - at Stanford University. Before graduate school, I worked in operations and development at Teamwork Arts, Girls Write Now, and Juilliard. I hold a BA in History and Film from Cornell University and have studied acting with Barry John and at the Stella Adler Studio.