About me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science from University of Pittsburgh, expected to defend in Spring 2019. 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 ad hoc committees designed to help a decision-making body formulate policy. Common variations of such committees are known as commissions of inquiry, Royal Commissions, advisory committees, and blue ribbon panels. Despite their widespread use, they remain understudied, at least quantitatively. To my knowledge, no-one has constructed…
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…
