Media interviews

“Female inmate firefighters build character but often can’t use fire skills after release.” Cronkite News. January 2021.
 
“If Not Prisoners, Who Will Fight the West’s Fires?” Sierra Magazine. September 2020.
 
“As Climate Change Burns Arizona, State Has More Imprisoned Firefighters Than Employees.” Drilled News. July 2020.
 
“Covid-19's Toll on Prison Labor Doesn't Just Hurt Inmates.” WIRED Magazine. May 2020.
 
“Why prison inmates fight wildfires.” BYUradio, Sirius XM. August 2019.
 
“When Arizona catches fire, prisoners step up.” High Country News. August 2019.
 
“Supervisors Vote to send more OC Inmates to fire camp.” OC Weekly. June 2019.

Podcast and radio appearances

​“Prison Labor, Fighting Wildfires, and Crafting New Identities.” Anthropologist on the Street Podcast. Aired 9/26/2017.
 
“On the line, Firefighters Incarcerated and Free Share the Same Goal.” National Public Radio Interview, Here and Now Arizona. September 2016.
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Conference presentations

Click here to listen to my 2019 presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology conference. I presented a paper titled "Seeing Humanity: The Role of Visual Anthropology in Prison Research."

Click here to listen to my 2013 presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology conference. I presented a paper titled "Strong Hands and True Grit: Making a Ranching Identity Work in the Altar Valley," which was based on my MA fieldwork.