Academic Appointments
Visiting Assistant Professor
Miami University
(2021-2022)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, Political Science
Dissertation: The Contested Welfare State in Europe
Major Professor: Dr. Cathie Jo Martin
Qualifying Examinations in Comparative Politics and Methodology
(2014 – 2021)
Master of Arts, New York University, Politics
Concentration in Comparative Politics
(2011 – 2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Boston University, Political Science
Minor in History
(2007 – 2011)
Teaching and Research Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor, Miami University (2021-Present)
Political Analysis (POL 601)
Politics of Extremism: From Antifa to Xenophobia (POL 471/571)
Politics of the European Union (POL 423/523)
Politics of Europe (POL 333)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (POL 221W)
Instructor, Boston University (2014-2020)
Political Economy of the Welfare State (PO 330)
Politics of the Extremes: From Antifa to Xenophobia (PO 330)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (PO 211)
Teaching Fellow
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change
Formal Theory
Introduction to American Politics
Introduction to Public Policy
Research Assistant
Project: “Competitiveness, Demand-Shocks and Governance Structure: Competing Explanations of the Eurozone Debt Crisis”
Professor Sofia Perez
(2016-2018)
Research Assistant
Project: “Capitol Gains: The Returns to Elected office from Corporate Board Directorships”
Professor Maxwell Palmer
(2015)
Research Assistant
Project: “The American Anomaly: U.S. Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective”
Professor Raymond Smith
(2013)
Publications
“Review of Quiet Politics and Business Power: Corporate Control in Europe and Japan by Pepper D. Culpepper.”
Journal of Political Inquiry at New York University, Vol. 5, No. 5
(2012)
Papers Delivered at Conference
The Two Worlds of Issue Politics: A Survey Experiment on Welfare State Retrenchment
Presented at the 80th annual Midwest Political Science Association conference
(2022)
Identifying the Radical-Center: An Empirical Analysis of Party Families
Co-authored with Vivien Schmidt
Presented at the 77th annual Midwest Political Science Association conference
(2019)
All That’s Left: The Politics of Crisis and Social Pacts
Presented at the 114th annual American Political Science Association conference
(2018)
Welfare Chauvinism and Neoliberal Realignment: Rethinking the Radical Right
Presented at the 75th annual Midwest Political Science Association conference
(2017)
The Enemy of My Enemy is Not Necessarily My Friend: Partisanship’s Impact Upon Retrenchment
Presented at the 45th annual Northeastern Political Science Association conference
(2013)
Lending a Helping Hand and Heterogeneity: The Impact of Ethnic Diversity upon the Welfare State
Presented at the 44th annual Northeastern Political Science Association conference
(2012)
Awards
Departmental Prize in Teaching Excellence
Boston University
Summer Research Fellowship
Boston University
Teaching Fellowship
Boston University
Dean’s Fellowship
Boston University
Nominated for Best Graduate Student Paper in Political Theory
NPSA
Graduate-level Methodology Coursework
Causal Inference
ICPSR
Longitudinal Analysis
ICPSR
Maximum Likelihood Analysis
Boston University
Applied Regression Analysis
Boston University
Formal Theory
Boston University
Skills
Statistical
R, Stata, SPSS
Computing
LaTeX, Black Board, Microsoft Office Suite
Language
English – Native, French – Limited Reading Proficiency
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