I study psychic epidemiology and structural integration, which covers the study and treatment of large-scale psychological dysfunctions in human societies—integrating clinical diagnostics, epidemiological tracking, and systemic-cultural analysis to restore collective whole-body resilience.
What happens when civilization itself is entangled in a pattern of narcissistic abuse and the patient is the entire societal nervous system? Through the lens of clinical psychology, epidemiology, and anthropology, I study the spread of psychic pathogens, from pandemic denial to collective abandonment and neglect, and design systemic interventions to restore societal mental resilience. This is the work of civilizational triage.
I am formally pursuing training in Clinical Science / Experimental Psychopathology, grounded in diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and scientific methods recognized by the field and pursuing eventual board certification in neuropsychology. Within that scaffold, my research asks: What happens when the “patient” is the collective nervous system of a civilization?
Presentations & Publications
Sacred Rage, Sacred Trickster: The Role of Eris in Decolonial Resistance and Celebration
Presentation at Harvard Divinity School on the symbolic and mythological relevance of Eris, Greek goddess of strife and discord, in disrupting colonial paradigms. By exposing the unconscious motivations that underlie unjust power systems, Eris compels systems to undertake a psychological and spiritual inquiry process in which only transfiguration through dialectical chaos becomes sufficient to achieve piece.
The Role of African Diaspora Movement in Intercultural Dialogue and Systems Change
Presentation at Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences on shaping a cross-cultural pedagogy that reshapes systems entrenched in stuck cultural and thought patterns through culturally appropriate stewardship of Black movement and arts. Won the Benenson Award in the Arts for further study and practice; recognized by Melinda French Gates.
The Shape of Belonging: What We Exclude in the Psyche We Exclude in Reality
Developing a paper for Harvard Divinity School’s 2026 Conference on Belonging: Practices of Inclusion in Spiritual Communities, the Academy, and Society. I will be mapping the connection between excluded aspects in the human psyche with systemic exclusion in society and begin mapping a scalable psychospiritual process of integration and transmutation.
My background in greater detail
I never wrote an undergraduate thesis, but many people I spoke often remarked that I’d speak to them almost in the form of a dissertation, especially when it became to systems of belief and behavior in the context of history and civilization. I’d give a talk, and it was always a synthesis. I’d point to a new concept, and something immediately would click for the audience. Looking back now, there were several moments that pointed the way to my present work in psychic epidemiology amid 21st-century complexity.
Before studying cultural anthropology and international security studies in undergrad, I was digging deep into the stories of people with intellectual disabilities and survivors of ethnic cleansing and life-altering crimes as a high school student. My portrayals of these stories led to distinguished public speaking achievements, specifically within drama and literature. I also competed in science fairs in nutritional science and toxicology, winning awards from the International Science and Engineering Fair, and studied emotional neuroscience at Stanford, which led to my interest in the intersection of cognitive science and social epidemiology. I had a college counselor who didn’t pick up on this at all, another indication of social malignment.
I was a conflict analysis intern at the Center for the Study of Social Inclusion at the National Law School of India University, where I studied the interplay between global economic forces, authoritarianism, advertising, rhetorical strategy, and ethnic violence. My work within the Duke Anthropology department was also recognized by J. Lorand Matory (PhD, UChicago), the Lawrence Richardson Distinguished Professor of Cultural Anthropology, as a top 4 percent ethnographic paper. My papers were also recognized by Professors Thomas J. Ferraro (PhD, Yale), who called my writing an “academic achievement,” and Rebecca L. Stein (PhD, Stanford), my senior capstone professor. My capstones were in authoritarian institutions and media.
In the startup and corporate sphere, I continued to pen articles about societal imbalances. At Fama Technologies, a venture-backed HR tech startup, I worked directly with a data scientist to develop a report analyzing the instance of exclusionary behaviors in publicly available, anonymized and aggregated social media data. My discovery of “the 5% test” didn’t just help establish the company, which now has over 90 percent market share after acquiring its largest competitor, but also started to make real how exclusionary behaviors and toxic polarization, paired with accelerating technologies and social media create a petri dish environment for organizational, industrial, and broader societal risk.
My ongoing research into complex systems, psychospiritual mechanisms, and symbolic systems continues to shape the way individuals, organizations, and societies approach leadership, management, and healing. I also use various psychometric assessments and coaching through my own methodologies to help people transform organizations and systems, particularly through the emerging method known as Deep Pattern Intervention™. You’ll continue to find new discoveries and insights on this site as I make my way into doctoral studies. If you’d like to help sponsor my work or support my scholarship, you can donate here.