Welcome! I am a PhD Candidate at the University of California, Berkeley studying American politics, political behavior, and quantitative methods. My research interests broadly encompass campaigns and elections, with a particular emphasis on gender and voter behavior. I’m especially interested in voter responses to women and members of other marginalized groups as electoral candidates. My dissertation project explores the role of patriarchal gender norms in shaping women’s political pathways. I primarily draw on large-N experimental and observational survey data. My work has been published in Political Behavior and The Los Angeles Times.

I am the recipient of the UC Berkeley Political Science Department’s Peter H. Odegard Award for outstanding performance and scholarly promise. My research has been funded by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, as well as the UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley Center for Right Wing Studies, and UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion.

I am a very proud alum of Northwestern University (Go ‘Cats!), where I received my BS in Social Policy. I also hold an MA in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and a graduate certificate in Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts Boston. I worked in Democratic fundraising for several years before graduate school.

I live in Oakland, CA with my wife Molly and our two dogs and two cats. When I’m not at my desk, you might find me at the yoga studio or performing in a local musical theater production.