Unstable Leg
I write on my experiences embodying Crip Time, along with other reflections about disability in film, dance, and the medical industrial complex. Substack Link.
The Camera and My Neck: The Choreography of Chronic Pain
In this essay, I reference my series of six short films, Exit Strategies (2017-2021) as the foundation for analyzing the overhead camera as an extension of the body and catalyst for disabled empowerment.
What methodologies are possible when the camera is a translation tool for non-visible pain? How does the camera move from a disembodied tool to a device for empathy? What new futures can be envisioned for the field of dance film when chronic pain is invited into the film production space?
Chapter within the volume Oxford Handbook of Dance and Disability edited by Gili Hammer and Margaret Ames. Oxford University Press.
ACTING QUEERLY: Creative Collaboration in Applied Bioarchaeology
Queer methodologies in bioarchaeology expand our interpretations beyond what can definitively be discerned from scientific data, inviting polyvocal expressions into the research process. But what exactly is a “queer methodology” in bioarchaeology?
Referencing their collaborative film, a story that doesn’t have to do with me (2021), bioarchaeologist B Charles, and filmmaker Kym McDaniel challenge simplistic definitions of queer methodology in order to make connections across fields of bioarchaeology and experimental filmmaking.
Chapter within the volume Applied Bioarchaeology edited by Catriona McKenzie. Springer 2025.
Framework for Integration: Finding Connections in Hypermobility and Chronic Pain
Joint hypermobility syndrome and chronic physical pain have defined my relationship to my body. As I negotiate chronic pain, the Framework for Integration has supported somatic awareness and conscious decision-making.
In this short contribution, I offer how the Framework for Integration has impacted my daily life. I detail my thought-process integrating the Framework as I wash my hair, swim laps, and play the piano.
Contribution within the book, Moving Into Skill: A Framework for Integration by Luc Vanier, Elizabeth Johnson, and Rebecca Nettl-Fiol. University of Illinois Press.
Interview With The Artist -Analog Cookbook
Analog Cookbook Issue #7: Analog Erotica Interview with Gabby Sumney on my film, a story that doesn’t have to do with me.
Analog Cookbook aims to carry on the conversations helmed by Helen Hill, celebrate DIY and post-studio analog techniques, and feature artist work. Analog Cookbook’s Site.