Behavioral and Organizational Sociologist and public relations scholar and author, writing on power, authority, and belonging in fashion, advertising, and public relations. A writing focus on organizational culture, legitimacy, authority, and what it takes to succeed in one’s career endeavors. Research examines how communication shapes legitimacy, leadership, and cultural meaning in organizations and creative industries, with a particular focus on fashion advertising and public relations as social and institutional practices.

My work examines how communication shapes legitimacy, leadership, and cultural meaning in organizations and creative industries, with a particular focus on fashion advertising and public relations as social and institutional practices. My current work brings these concerns together in the study of fashion advertising and public relations, leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior, linking sociological theory with contemporary communication practice.