
ABOUT ME
Hi! Thanks for visiting my site and learning a bit more about me. Professionally, I have held various positions within the higher education think space.
Currently, I am the Director of Content & Strategy for the Justice, Health, and Democracy Impact Initiative at Harvard University's Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics.
Previously, I was on the Political Science faculty at Lehigh University. Prior to that, I found myself in academic-adjacent positions, focused on project management and statistical research.
I received my doctorate in political science from The George Washington University, focusing on American politics and quantitative methodology.
My research and teaching interests focused on state judiciaries and how modes of selection structure both judicial behavior and institutional interactions. I have taught introductory American government, courses on judicial politics and process, constitutional law, as well as graduate methodology courses.
When not researching, writing, or teaching, I can be found in the kitchen trying out new recipes or out on the bike trail.

EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Judicial Decision-Making
Exploring the unique state-level factors that influence judicial behavior
2013 - 2018
The George Washington University
Ph.D., Political Science
Inter-Institutional Interactions
Researching how interactions with co-branches of the government determine the design of the judiciary
Selecting Judges
Examining how judicial selection mechanisms influence behavior on the bench
2005 - 2009
Clark University
B.A., Government and International Relations
2013 - 2016
The George Washington University
M.A., Political Science