About me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science from University of Pittsburgh, expected to defend in Fall 2018. I am a big fan of Elinor Ostrom, and, along with the Swedish economist Knut Wicksell, her work inspires my research. In my previous life I was a network and voice/data integration engineer, and I also have…
Research
My thesis studies the inclusion of interested parties in committees that are designed to advise a decision-making body. I address two questions: First, under what combination of features – institutional rules, committee composition, the preferences of the decision-making body and interest groups, and the nature of the policy issue – does stakeholder inclusion lead to…
Teaching
I have taught recitations for introductory classes in Comparative Politics, American Politics and Research Methods. I have also taught my own class in Media and Politics with a comparative and social media emphasis, including a whole section on the role of social media in authoritarian countries. My students even did content analysis on Twitter data and designed…
