Research. Collaboration. Care. Rooted in practice, shaped by community.
Service Details
My work bridges research, clinical practice, and community care. I collaborate with individuals, organizations, and scholars who are committed to understanding and responding to the realities of loneliness, estrangement, and dying alone.
I bring expertise in both research and practice, grounded in over 15 years of experience as a clinician, nonprofit leader, and direct service provider. My work is informed by lived experience, direct care, and deep engagement with theory and policy. I utilize mixed-methods research approaches, including:
Quantitative analysis of large-scale datasets
Qualitative methods such as interviews, policy analysis, and ethnographic approaches
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in collaboration with community organizations and care providers
🔍 Research Collaboration & Partnership
I am currently looking to partner with scholars, hospice teams, No One Dies Alone programs, and community organizations to develop applied research projects and program evaluations related to end-of-life care, loneliness, caregiving systems, and social disconnection.
🎙️ Speaking & Panels
I am available for guest lectures, panel discussions, and workshops. I would be excited to speak on:
Family estrangement and caregiving at the end of life
Loneliness and social disconnection in aging and dying
Ethical tensions in social work and death care systems
Therapeutic and community approaches to grief support
My past presentations have included:
Until the End: Death as a Social Justice Issue
Invisible Longing: Recommendations for Dementia Care and Bereavement
What is an End-of-Life Doula?
Workshops on ritual, healing, LGBTQ+ elder care, and community-based death care
🗂️ Consultation & Program Development
I provide consultation to social service organizations, hospices, and community care providers seeking to:
Improve end-of-life care practices for socially isolated individuals
Develop interventions addressing loneliness, grief, and caregiving systems
Integrate research methods alongside clinical practice to improve opportunities for funding
Implement equitable, community-centered program evaluation and client experience assessment
✏️ Writing, Content Collaboration & Public Scholarship
I collaborate on academic writing, policy analysis, creative content, and public scholarship that elevate underexamined experiences of grief, care, and social disconnection. Past collaborations have included:
Policy manuals and training modules for health care and social service agencies
Community assessment and survey development
Creative workshops and panel series at the intersection of social justice, ritual, and healing
Recent & Ongoing Scholarship
Conference Presentations:
The Loneliness Epidemic & Hospice: Understanding the Issue and Developing Interventions from Intake to Bereavement Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) Annual Forum, 2025
The Loneliness Epidemic: Understanding the Problem and Sourcing Solutions Across the Field of Social Work National Association of Social Workers (NASW) National Conference, 2025
Manuscripts in Progress:
What We Talk About When We Talk About MAID: Dialectical Theory, Hospice Transparency, and the Boundaries of Online Disclosure in Washington State
Systematic Review: Debt and the Impact on Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidality (with co-authors)