I am a Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. I am a member of the Textiles Lab, and am advised by Prof. Jim McCann and Andrew Begel. I am an autistic researcher researching austism—primarily through wearable, sensorially/socially assistive soft robots inspired by stim toys. In undergrad, I went to Pomona College where I studied art (formally) and (self-taught) programming—engaging with both disciplines has allowed me to approach social justice and creativity from a variety of different perspectives and platforms.

I work with knitwear and coding as my primary media because they enable me to create resources I want to see in the world if they do not exist. To me, knitting is everything at once—it’s accessible beyond the art world conceptually and as a practice, yet it can convey complex ideas and involve extensive artistic & technological elements.

I also like to tell stories through my work, so my knits often involve a lot of text and symbolism. Sometimes the stories are personal, sometimes they’re larger than me.