I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Florida. Prior to joining the Gator Nation, I completed a Master's Degree in African Studies at UCLA's African Studies Center and a Bachelor's in Political Science and Legal Studies at Northwestern University.
My research focus reaches across three main veins of literature in political science: elections, political parties, and voting behavior in the developing world. In particular, I study elections in uncompetitive regimes and explore why voters support opposition parties (given little chance of victory) and how opposition candidates win over voters in sub-Saharan Africa. I also examine techniques for survey design that improve measurement of sensitive political attitudes and behaviors in the context of elections.
To date, I have conducted extensive field research in Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Ghana. I primarily implement large-N household and political elite surveys, which include experimental components, innovative networking measures, and various approaches for collecting geospatial data. For more on these projects, head over to my Research page.
In addition to my academic work, I have served as an advisor for the International Law and Policy Institute (Norway) in Zanzibar and as a consultant in Mauritius for the Democratic Accountability and Linkages Project at Duke University.
My research focus reaches across three main veins of literature in political science: elections, political parties, and voting behavior in the developing world. In particular, I study elections in uncompetitive regimes and explore why voters support opposition parties (given little chance of victory) and how opposition candidates win over voters in sub-Saharan Africa. I also examine techniques for survey design that improve measurement of sensitive political attitudes and behaviors in the context of elections.
To date, I have conducted extensive field research in Tanzania, Zanzibar, and Ghana. I primarily implement large-N household and political elite surveys, which include experimental components, innovative networking measures, and various approaches for collecting geospatial data. For more on these projects, head over to my Research page.
In addition to my academic work, I have served as an advisor for the International Law and Policy Institute (Norway) in Zanzibar and as a consultant in Mauritius for the Democratic Accountability and Linkages Project at Duke University.
