As a first-year graduate student at the City University of New York Graduate Center , I'm working towards a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics. Last year, I earned my Master of Arts in Mathematics through the Contiguous Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway (4+1 program) at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Currently, my research interests lie in Geometric Group Theory with an emphasis on mapping class groups. Drawing on my passions and experiences, I aspire to be a research mathematician and equity-minded educator in my field.