Lilly is a junior transferring from Santa Ana College studying American Literature & Culture. Her work focuses on the effect incarceration places on relationships. She will be looking at literature including both fictional novels and memoirs while incorporating theoretical frameworks such as reparative reading and affective connection. In addition to this, Lilly will be creating an archive of letters from the formerly incarcerated and their loved ones. Under the Mellon Mays Research Fellowship, she seeks to further understand the vicarious imprisonment within these relationships and contribute to removal of courtesy stigma often associated with families of incarcerated folk. Lilly hopes to expand her work within this area and pursue a PhD in Literature upon graduation from UCLA.