PhD Candidate at UCLA.

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at UCLA, where I study how place and social context influence political behavior.

My dissertation, Moving to Vote: How Neighborhood Political Culture Shapes Voter Turnout, uses a movers design with commercial voter file data from nearly 20 million people to show that neighborhoods have a causal effect on voter turnout.

My other work on race and democratic norms has been published in The ANNALS and the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.

Originally from New York City, I moved to Los Angeles for graduate school. When I'm not working, I enjoy training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and spending time with my two rescue pit bulls. 

Work life balance :)