I operate at the intersection of story, systems, and landscape. Whether I am wielding a paintbrush in my Provincetown studio, analyzing forensic social work practice, advocating for disability justice or writing narrative nonfiction, my work centers on a singular question: How do the environments we inhabit (both natural and institutional) shape our experience?

My career spans four distinct yet deeply interconnected roles:

Writer: As a regular contributor to The Provincetown Independent, I write on art, culture, and memory. My literary memoir-in-progress, The Parlor and the Pines, explores the "cultural whiplash" I experienced as a child, of balancing “polite society” expectations with raw wilderness survival. See more of my writing over at Substack.

Visual Artist & Printmaker: Represented by the Four Eleven Gallery, my artwork explores weathered memories, place, and the textured geography of the natural world. I use visual art to capture the internal landscapes that words sometimes cannot reach.

Disability Justice Advocate: My scholarship, consulting and activism are rooted in anti-oppressive frameworks. I work intersectionally to dismantle systemic barriers, centering the lived experiences of the disability communities involved in various social service systems. My background in forensic social work practice allows me to bring a deeply analytical, systemic lens to human behavior, trauma, and resilience, providing expert analysis at the messy crossroads of the legal system and human vulnerability.

Academic Researcher & Educator: As a Professor Emerita of Social Work, I spent two decades training the next generation of practitioners. I am the author of two academic textbooks focused on evaluation, and disability social work, bringing rigorous analysis to human narratives.

Across all mediums—canvas, page, policy, community or classroom—I am dedicated to reflection, to uncovering truth, to challenging oppressive systems, and to honoring the complex environments that permanently shape our lives.

Let's connect to discuss art, creative nonfiction, disability justice, or social policy innovation!