Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. I am also the Assistant Director of UNT's ImpactLab for Applied Social Science Research. 

I study American politics with a focus on public policy, representation, and elections. Broadly, my research examines how public institutions shape American democracy: who gets what from government, the political and social consequences of public policies, whether public officials are responsive to the people they represent, and how voters evaluate government performance.

My work has been published in the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics, among other outlets. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from UCLA. I am a devoted Swiftie.