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Hello, and welcome! I am a Provostial Fellow and Lecturer at Stanford University, in the Department of Political Science, and an alumni affiliate of the Identities & Ideologies project. I received my Ph.D. in Politics from New York University in 2024. I am on the AY26-27 TT job market.

I am a scholar of identity group politics. My research examines cultural conflict — struggles over whose values, history, and identity are given recognition in public life — and how it shapes American institutions, public opinion, and behavior. Using quantitative (survey experiments, observational work) and qualitative methods (archival analysis, interviews), the questions that animate my research include:

  1. Under what conditions do elites use educational and cultural policies to sustain dominance?
  2. How do cultural and educational interventions shape ordinary citizens’ and bureaucrats’ attitudes and behavior?
  3. What are the consequences for intergroup relations, democratic inclusion, and state capacity?

My work is published in the Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics. My dissertation, “Myths and Monuments: Ideological Tools of Dominance and Symbolic Change,” received the 2025 E. E. Schattschneider Award from APSA (best dissertation in American government) and the 2025 Best Dissertation Award (co-winner) from APSA’s Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section.

I hold an S.M. in Technology and Policy from MIT and a B.A./B.S. in Economics and Environmental Economics and Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to graduate school, I worked as a researcher in DEC at the World Bank Group. Outside of academia, I enjoy running, playing piano, and dabbling in photography, collage art, and improv.