My research interests are in American Political Institutions. Specifically, I study the role of money and rules in federal and state policy-making. My methodological interests include causal inference, machine learning, […]

My research examines how familial social network structures shape the expression of ethnic politics in Africa. To proxy variation in co-ethnic network structures, I leverage kinship and age-based cultural norms […]

My research explores the interplay between domestic and international politics, seeking to understand, first, when and why foreign affairs becomes salient in the national dialogue, and, second, the ways in […]