Currently a Ph.D. Student in Education at UC Davis, I am interested in cognition, the body, and embodied contemplative practices. I am investigating the effects that a school-based yoga intervention has on children’s self-regulation from an embodied cognitive scientific perspective. I am interested in qualitatively exploring the effects these programs have on teachers’ perceptions of teaching quality. I am a Graduate Research Assistant on a project examining the impact yoga may have on preschoolers who show signs of impulsivity and hyperactivity at the MIND Institute. I also work as a Graduate Student Research in lab that examines the ways wearable technologies and video games increase adolescents’ awareness around health. I am the Principal Investigator of “Stories From the Mat,” a study examining literacy practices of yoga instructors and the ways in which instructors’ stories showcases their lived experiences and the connections they experience between their practice and writing.
