About

At heart, I’m a performance artist. After studying performance with Marilyn Arsem and Tony Schwensen at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, I focused on the intersections of disability, public health, and community art, through nonfiction writing and public art. I’m the author of three books of peer-reviewed nonfiction in the field of disability studies. Because I’m secretly a huge theater nerd and couldn’t keep that hidden forever, I also wrote and co-produced a play that continued my work exploring the ongoing opioid epidemic. Throughout these projects, I’ve been thankful to be supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

But since the most recent invasion of Ukraine began, I’ve become obsessed with all things related to the former Soviet Union. Drawing on my background in writing and performance — and as a Ukrainian myself — I’ve worked on a sitcom about East Germany (optioned by Readymade Films in 2024), a musical about Vladimir Putin (still available if you’re interested!), and am currently writing a biography of an early Soviet political figure. More information about these projects is at my research blog.

Along the way, I’ve worked as a content strategist and user researcher through my company Oh Honey Projects, and with the digital services agency Bloom Works. Highlights from past projects include a playbook in foster care, a report on the state of organ donation reform, and a landscape map of public service tech organizations. My clients include the California Office of Data and Innovation, Marin County, and the City of Louisville.

I’m also on the Board of the Boston Compass Newspaper, a free monthly arts newspaper that’s been published for the past fifteen years.