I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. Previously, I taught at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. My teaching and research interests include the environment, food, organizations, power, risk, technology, and trust. I am fascinated with controversies surrounding new technologies as proxy debates for broader issues of social and political power, cultural values, and corporate responsibility.