PH.D. CANDIDATE | Department of Sociology, University of Toronto | 2020-PRESENT
Specialization in Sociology of Crime & Law, Sociology of Culture
*"*A Mansion of Ruins": Manuscript Looting, Colonial Control, and the Plunder of the Mughal Imperial Library. Committee: Kristin Plys & Zaheer Baber (co-supervisors), Chris Smith, Alex Gillespie
MASTER OF ARTS | Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto | 2020
“Crime at the Museum: Culture, Contradictions, and Legitimacy at the Royal Ontario Museum” Ethnography, supervised by Dr. Beatrice Jauregui
HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS | University of Toronto Mississauga | ****High Distinction | 2019
Criminology, Law & Society, Sociocultural Anthropology
Dean’s List Scholar | CGPA 3.96 | Outstanding Program Performance Awards: Depts. of Sociology, Anthropology
cultural heritage
provenance
organized crime
postcolonialism
sociolegal studies
restitution
culture
history
PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR & DIRECTOR, Looting Lab / 2024 -
Looting Lab / Jackman Humanities Institute / UTM. Convenor and director of interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to the study of looted and contested cultural heritage (the first research initiative of its kind). Responsible for directing and developing Lab, securing funding, and organizing monthly reading group and annual workshop. Awarded JHI Working Group Funding and funds from various UofT/UTM units.
DOCTORAL FELLOW, Old Books New Science Lab, UTM | 2023 - 2026
Hidden Stories: New Approaches to the Local and Global History of the Book | UTM, UTL, Princeton, Mellon Foundation