Welcome!

I am a Politics and Social Policy Joint Degree PhD Candidate at Princeton University. I am affiliated with the Princeton University Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, a recipient of the Prize Fellowship in Social Sciences, and a Policy Fellow at Reinvent Albany.

I am currently on the job market. My job market paper finds that local politicians strategically time, tune the direction of, and geographically target land-use changes for political gain. 

I study American urban politics, with a focus on the politics of land-use regulations, housing development, and the siting of local public goods. My research asks how the public views often-controversial local siting decisions, if and when local elected officials translate public opinion into policy action, and identifies the roadblocks to democratic responsiveness in urban governance.

I received my B.A. in Economics and Political Science from New York University before working as a Research Associate at the Citizens Budget Commission in New York City, where I researched policy issues around homelessness, affordability, policing, and municipal finance.