CV

Welcome! I am a College Fellow (2025-2026) and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern Univeristy. My research spans international security and international political economy, with a focus on political networks, strategic secrecy, and policing in international relations. My current projects address the following broad questions:

• Political Networks: Under what configurations can political networks help solve cooperation problems? And how do they impact distributive outcomes?  
• Strategic Secrecy: How do actors overcome mistrust to share sensitive information with their peers? What are the persuasive effects of publicizing state secrets?
• Global Policing: How, when, and why do states cooperate to police global trade? What are the political and economic consequences of that cooperation? What are the causes and consequence of foreign police assistance?

My book project uses network-based theories and methods to examine when and why states have globalized their border controls to police global trade. It is based on my dissertation, which won Brown University’s 2025 Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award. 

Previously, I was a Fulbright Scholar, Boren Award recipient, and pre-doctoral Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. I received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University and a B.A. in Political Science with Highest Honors from Swarthmore College.

You can reach me at [email protected] 

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