I am currently Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Seattle University in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. A seasoned and compassionate leader, I am also Professor Emerit of Gender and Women's Studies and co-founder of the Consortium on Gender-Based Violence at the University of Arizona. Previous to my current role, I served as Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and Special Assistant to the President at San Diego State University.A First Generation scholar, I have published several books, including the award-winning THE MAKING OF THE UNBORN PATIENT: A SOCIAL ANATOMY OF FETAL SURGERY; THE BODY: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DISSECTIONS (with Lisa Jean Moore); and CRITICAL TRAUMA STUDIES: UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE, CONFLICT, AND MEMORY IN EVERYDAY LIFE (with Eric Wertheimer). My latest book, BABYLOST: RACISM, SURVIVAL, AND THE QUIET POLITICS OF INFANT MORTALITY, FROM A TO Z, was published in 2022 by Rutgers University Press. A timely edited collection, BETRAYAL U: THE POLITICS OF BELONGING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, will be published by the University of Arizona Press in Spring 2025.I am the founding co-editor of the successful NYU Press book series “Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, and Health in the 21st Century” and founding co-editor of the University of Arizona Press Book Series, “The Feminist Wire Books: Connecting Feminisms, Race, and Social Justice,” as well as a former managing editor of The Feminist Wire and co-editor/publisher of TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism. I am also a prolific creative writer and public scholar, with a wide portfolio of essays, op-eds, and interviews on critical topics. I have served as an executive, board member, and consultant for various nonprofit organizations focused on women's health, children's health, human rights, environmental justice, and reproductive justice. An accomplished university administrator, team-builder, and faculty advocate, I lead with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. A hallmark of my approach, fostering a humane workplace, was recognized with the 2021 ChangeMaker award from the International Association of Maternal Action and Scholarship (IAMAS).