Blog Posts
This section brings together classwork, blog posts, and pieces that don’t quite fit into other categories. It serves as a space for writing that is more exploratory and less formally structured. It reflects the areas I’m most curious about and excited to explore further!
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Looking back on my life, I think the first time I encountered what it meant to be a user versus a non-user was in kindergarten. Not through technology, but through the legal system. At the time, my parents were mobilizing to sue our local school district. My younger brother, Connor, has autism, diabetes, Addison’s disease,…
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Artificial intelligence has been widely debated in recent years, particularly regarding whether it will harm society and whether it could replace humans in the workforce. While media narratives often portray AI as an imminent threat to human jobs and autonomy, this anxiety-inducing outcome is far less inevitable than it is often made to seem. Much…
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Maternal health outcomes in the United States are incredibly poor, shaped by severe gaps in foundational support. The Tech, Ethics, & Society event, Maternal Health by Design: Reimagining Systems to Better Support Families, was a discussion and workshop grounded in pragmatism, especially in a political climate where billions of dollars are being funneled OUT of…
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The last few posts I’ve written have leaned a little lighter, trying to make complicated or uncomfortable topics feel more digestible, maybe even a little funny. But for some topics, no amount of humor or clever phrasing can soften them. Sometimes the only honest response is to step back and sit with the discomfort, especially…
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(Yes, I know: deeply misleading. Possibly incriminating. Definitely click-bait-y.) Before you panic: I am not about to teach you how to illegally sell drugs, disappear into a cyber bunker, or upload anything you shouldn’t. A Canvas blog post would be a wildly inappropriate (and stupid) venue for launching a criminal enterprise. Instead, we’re talking about…