Biography

I am an historian and anthropologist with a PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2024; MA, 2018), alongside a Graduate Certificate in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from the University of Michigan (2018). My interests are in the intersections of science, colonialism, and labor in East-Central Africa. My research has focused on the development of high-altitude scientific industries in Uganda, tracing how colonial expeditions and local knowledge systems shaped the region's scientific and material landscapes. I combine historical and ethnographic methods, including archival research, oral histories, and object provenance analysis, to explore how knowledge, labor, and material culture circulate between Africa and Europe. My dissertation research has been generously supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF-US), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC-US), the Fulbright, and the University of Michigan. Currently, I am a Research Assistant on the BioAssembler.eu project (Horizon Europe No 101070589).