I’m an information systems researcher specializing in identity categorization in information infrastructures. Through several projects in writing, speaking, and outreach, I share research with the goal of advocating for engagement with identity categories and the social consequences of information systems. I am particularly interested in the identity categories of sex, sexuality, and gender, and how theses shape the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

I have worked for ten years as an IT project manager in commercial and humanitarian settings. As the founder of a commercial startup, I developed a business to be active in nine countries. In 2017, I made a career change into the humanitarian sector, where I was based in Thailand and Myanmar for four years as a Senior Software Engineer working with international NGOs and grassroots projects in health and education. Together, we developed sustainable data-management systems and local capacity to handle refugee data management. In 2022, I was the Senior Software Engineering Consultant for a large education management information systems in South Africa.

Now, I’m a doctoral fellow at the University of Oslo, where I am in the final stages of completing my PhD studying how gender recategorization in India’s government information infrastructure shapes the lives of India’s transgender and gender diverse people. I also hold an MSc in Software Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire, and an BA in Management from the University of Wales.

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