I am an assistant professor at Boston College Law School. I teach and write on privacy law, evidence, and technology from a sociolegal perspective.

My current research examines how internet technology companies shape the work of frontline law enforcement agents responsible for gathering evidence. Drawing on qualitative research methods, I theorize the organizational processes that shape state access to and use of information. I am also part of an interdisciplinary research team studying federal courts’ disposition of disability discrimination cases. In that project, I focus on comparing how judges evaluate evidence produced by organizations versus individuals.

I have Ph.D. and J.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and an A.B. from Harvard College. I have also served as an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission and as a law clerk to the Honorable Deborah L. Cook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Honorable Nancy F. Atlas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.