About

My research examines how vulnerable actors acquire practical competence and organize social life in precarious environments. Drawing on ethnography and ethnomethodology, I study how people manage risk, secure resources, sustain relationships, and achieve recognizable forms of social participation when formal rules and stable supports are limited. I am particularly interested in how vulnerability and uncertainty create the conditions for unexpected forms of collaboration that enable participation, survival, and collective problem-solving. I explore answers to these questions through studies of delivery work, nightlife work, and homeless shelter life.

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