Published in Washington University in St. Louis’s Review of Health, Frontiers Magazine. — How many times today have you used hand sanitizer? In the midst of a pandemic — where reminders to wear a mask are more common than welcome mats, and Purell dispensers are located at every door — using antimicrobials has become second nature. The average WashU student comes into contact…

This research paper was written as the final assignment in my College Writing Program class “Writing Identity.” Marked by a blatant disregard for the lives of people of color and hundreds of subsequent protests, the summer of 2020 brought brown and Black lives to the forefront of the media’s attention…

This position paper was written as a final assignment for my first semester of Medicine and Society, a four-year anthropological program at Washington University in St. Louis. Introduction In the thick of the 2016 presidential primaries, Republican candidate and New Jersey governor Chris Christie goes viral for an emotional humanization of…

In 2011, I spent six months in Hyderabad, India, steeping in the culture of my parents. To say I enjoyed every second would be a lie — but to say I regretted any second would be just as untruthful. My love for India lay dormant beneath my skin for years…