My Blog
I write bits here and there. Sometimes it’s thoughts written in a journal by hand. Othertimes, it’s ideas for projects or things I want to do quickly typed up in a google or word doc, thirty seconds stolen in between other tasks. But it’s definitely less than I used to. I’ve been trying to get back into the habit of writing, and thought what better place to collect all my bits of writing than a blog on my website!
(For all my acadamic writing, please see Google Scholar)
What do I want to be when I grow up?
Lately I've been thinking a lot about what it is that I want to be when I grow up. I know I'm already grown up, but I still don't feel like an adult so I'm going to stick with that phrasing. I keep going back to wanting to do something clinical, despite my dread of...
I spent almost three weeks in Senegal! (Part 1)
I recently went to Senegal for a friend's wedding and birthday and had such a blast I needed to write it down somewhere! It was just the most wild trip I've experienced in a long time. I hadn't traveled much since COVID. I spent a little bit of time in Amsterdam a few...
Thinking on the definition of violent extremism
I just finished watching a presentation, by Kim Cragin https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1057610X.2022.2133346 It sparked questions in me: how do we define "violent extremism" (VE)? How much violence must be present in order for extremism to qualify as VE?...