I study how families and family members navigate communication about identities, uncertainties, and relational transitions. More specifically, I am interested in how disenfranchised and marginalized families and family members talk about difficult topics (e.g., gender and sexuality, health disruptions). Within these contexts, I consider how identity transitions or stigma perpetuate uncertainty.

Additionally, I investigate who benefits or what is benefitted from family communication by interrogating how "disruptions" to "traditional" family life courses are socially stigmatized or criticized as nonnormative or deviant.

Through my research, I hope to continue work that highlights voices of families and family members who are often socially erased or ignored.