Rachel is a digital sociologist who specializes in dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr. She has examined the unexpected impacts of dating apps in various arenas of social life, including public health, tourism, gender, and sexuality. Her research has been covered internationally on television and news media, as well as published in esteemed academic publications. She is also an award-winning teacher. Although she writes nonfiction, she is also an avid reader of fiction and a lover of art.