Research interests include decoloniality, identity politics, racism, political economy, social movements, public health, Ethnography, political sociology, research methodology, and sociological theories.
As a sociologist, Max seeks to understand how marginalized groups, particularly LGBTQIA+ individuals, build and maintain communities outside dominant institutions such as marriage and the biological nuclear family.
My interests lie at the intersection on social networks, health, and non-material forms of capital, with a focus on immigrant communities and the loneliness epidemic.
