About Me

Hello! I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at State University of New York (SUNY)-Cortland. I regularly teach courses in American politics, including Introduction to American Government, American political institutions, parties/campaigns, and elections, election policy and election administration, voting behavior, and public opinion. I also have an active research agenda. The consistent motivation behind my research is to better understand political participation in American politics. My research focuses on the electoral systems that structure participation, as well as the organizations and institutions that incentivize and mobilize political participation.

I began my doctoral program after working for many years in political arenas with interest groups and issue-based campaigns. As a scholar, I systematically explore the historical and modern day challenges facing democratic participation in the United States. My professional background in politics informs my research agenda and teaching style, and it also motivates me to find ways to bring my scholarship directly into public policy arenas. My work with the Scholars Strategy Network and the ENACT program through Brandeis exemplifies this approach of being a publicly engaged scholar.