Allison is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Minnesota. She is currently the managing editor of TSP, and curates the health topic page. Allison’s research covers sexuality and gender in a variety of spaces. Her dissertation focuses on how social context shapes learning about sex and sexuality. She has also done work on female judges’ experience in Rwanda post-genocide, gender violence in the Darfur genocide, and domestic violence law in Minnesota. In her free time, Allison enjoys swing dancing, ultimate frisbee, and playing in the snow.