About Me

I grew up in a tiny Catholic village in Rhode Island to an Irish-American mom and a Puerto Rican dad. They taught me to take pride in my heritage and my identities, but this became more difficult when at age 13, I figured out I am queer. 6 years later, while I was in college, I gradually came out while also beginning to navigate the world as a transgender nonbinary person.

I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, after which I earned a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Tufts University School of Medicine. I have a background in mental health advocacy and LGBTQ+ activism, but in recent years, my work has shifted to focus on transgender and nonbinary advocacy and activism specifically. Currently, I am a medical student in the midwestern United States with plans to practice and educate students on primary care, reproductive health, and mental health in the transgender and intersex communities. Following medical school, I hope to pursue either a family medicine residency or combined family medicine/psychiatry residency and a master’s in medical education.

My passions broadly lie in making the world a more inclusive, respectful and just place, specifically for communities who have historically been and continue to be oppressed. Specifically, I am passionate about transgender and nonbinary inclusion, intersex inclusion, Indigenous rights, and disability rights. I enjoy drawing on my own life experiences to educate, foster empathy, and enact change within the systems we interact with.