I studied interior design in college and spent most of my career in furniture sales and interior design. I have worked in Washington, DC, Annapolis, MD, and North Carolina. While I love interior design, I also have a strong interest in the social sciences, particularly psychology and sociology. I’ve always wanted to know more about what drives human behavior, both on an individual and group level. I have a particular concern now about the effect of the pandemic on people and also the alarming changes I’m seeing at this period of history in people’s attitudes toward government and democracy,