I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Davis.
My research uses game theory and statistical methods to study political institutions and the behavior of government officials. My substantive interests include American courts and policing, identity and discrimination, and corruption and special interest influence on politics. Some of this work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics and Economic Journal.
I received a Ph.D. in political science and an M.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. I also received an M.P.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. in politics and economics from Brandeis University.
Prior to my graduate training, I was a paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York, and interned at the U.S. Embassy in Norway.