I’m a clinical ethicist focused on how systems shape ethical decision-making in healthcare. I approach decision-making capacity, coercion, and autonomy not as isolated elements in care, but as issues shaped by institutional structures and clinical environments. 

My work is motivated by a commitment to more just and compassionate forms of care—particularly for individuals experiencing psychiatric illness, cognitive disability, or social vulnerability—where questions of autonomy and control are often most contested. I’m especially interested in how structural forces influence what counts as a “choice,” who is seen as capable of making decisions, and how responsibility is distributed across patients, clinicians, and systems.

I speak with clinicians, trainees, and healthcare leaders about complex ethical challenges in care delivery, with the goal of moving beyond individual-level dilemmas toward a deeper understanding of the systems that shape clinical decision-making.

I hold an MSW and PhD in Social Welfare from University of California, Los Angeles and completed a Fellowship of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College.

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