Research
Representing the Black Male Family Dementia Caregiver:
An Analysis of the Film American Fiction Through a Dementia Caregiver Lens
This paper explores how cultural representation can shape caregiving identity among Black men through an analysis of the Oscar-winning film American Fiction.
This paper will be presented at The American Men's Studies Association (AMSA) 2026 Conference, "Masculinities, Care, and Community: Grounded in Care, Powered by Community, Inspired by Joy,"
Selected Graduate Caregiver Research - NYU (2025)
Interrogating Arrangements of Unpaid Dementia Care in the United States
Developed a 7-week syllabus to better understand the history, arrangement, and mechanisms of unpaid family dementia caregiver. Particular attention was paid to the care economy, the care crisis, caregiver identity, gender and the family, and existing potential solutions.
The Fulcrum of Dignity: A New Perspective of Unpaid Family Dementia Caregivers
First, I offer a conceptualization of unpaid family dementia caregivers that position them at the center of this caregiving. Second, I position these caregivers as the fulcrum of dignity, where through them, dignity either flows toward or away from their loved one with dementia. In the end, I call for interventions that go beyond making the caregiver better at caregiving and include actual, material, embodied support.
Genuine Feminist Arrangements of Care - Exploratory Research
· Conducted 15 interviews with daughters caring for a parent with moderate-to-severe dementia.
· Analysis generated new insight into shared responsibility of care and caregiving labor within families.