About Me

I am an incoming Assistant Instructional Professor with the University of Chicago’s Committee on International Relations where I will teach courses on international political economy, labor and globalization, and technology politics. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.

My research interests span issues in international and comparative political economy, with a particular focus on labor and technology. My dissertation examines the role of unions in shaping the response of labor to the perceived threat of automation, drawing on case studies from United States and British history. I use a mix of quantitative methods and archival research in my work.

Prior to embarking on my Ph.D. studies, I worked in research support and data analysis in Washington, D.C., first with the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution and later with GreenZone Solutions (now an Ambit company). I have experience in designing and executing appropriate research methods for complex policy problems, and communicating these methods and findings to non-technical audiences.

In 2013 I graduated with an MA in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. During my studies I conducted research as an intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Prior to this, I graduated summa cum laude in 2011 from Case Western Reserve University where I majored in economics (honors) and political science (honors). My honors thesis in economics, under the mentorship of Dr. Silvia Prina, was recognized as the outstanding capstone project of my graduating class.