I am an Assistant Professor of South Asian Studies in the Department of Transnational Asian Studies at Rice University. Before joining Rice, I was an Early Career Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University. I received my PhD in South Asian Studies and Comparative Literature from MESAAS at Columbia University in 2024.

My research interests are South Asian literature, print culture, media, theories of humor, and British imperialism.

I have published in Victorian Studies, Victorian Periodicals Review, South Asian Studies, The International Journal of Comic Art, ImageText, Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, and South Asian Review. I also publish regular reflections on literary fiction on my public-facing page @antilibrarian.

I welcome research, pedagogical, and community collaborations. The best way to reach me is through email: sc358@rice.edu.

My preferred pronouns are he/him.