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FAVORITE COURSE: That’s a hard decision! I think my favorite was Feminist Bioethics (WOST 212) with Professor Galarneau. That class challenged my preconceived boundaries of what constitutes “women’s studies” or “feminism” and has helped to guide my moral universe in academics and outside the classroom too.

STUDYING WOMEN’S STUDIES AT WELLESLEY: People often ask me what I plan to do with my Women’s Studies major. And they’re right—there’s no obvious career path with a degree in this area. But the lessons I’ve learned in Women’s Studies classes shape personal beliefs and my daily interactions with people, my politics, and my sense of what is fair. In that sense, anything I do after graduation will be influenced by my major. Women’s Studies majors tend to be passionate in a personal way about their academics, and I love that.

RESEARCH/INTERNSHIPS: This year I’m doing a senior honors thesis with Professor Reverby entitled Clothing Identity: Race, Gender, and the Search for Authenticity. I’m exploring what I call the “search for authenticity” for white men in America and how this relates to the appropriation and commodification of black masculinity through clothing. It’s a combination of academic analysis and interviews I’m conducting with college students.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT WELLESLEY (OR A WOMEN’S COLLEGE): Two things—one, I think being at a women’s college encourages women to form friendships here that are stronger or more true than at other places. Also, I think the lack of men and the atmosphere at Wellesley allow women to really delve into whatever makes them passionate. Classroom discussions are lively and we discuss intellectual issues outside of the classroom too - something I don’t see happen as much at my friends’ coed schools.

DREAM JOB: I got interested in anti-racist activism my sophomore year and have continued to remain passionate about that work. I think my dream job would be to head up a company that works with both businesses and other nonprofit organizations to break down the barriers of institutional racism in a meaningful way.

Right now my plan for after graduation is to move to New York City. I’m looking for work in non-profits that work in anti-racism, women’s issues, or GLBT issues. But if I don’t find anything by graduation, I’ve been joking that I’ll move to New York and work in Starbucks until I find something better.

FUN FACT: When I was little, I did some modeling, and one time I was on a catfood bag!