About me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science from University of Pittsburgh, expected to defend in Spring 2020. 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 is titled “Voice but not a veto: Consensus-building through inclusion” . I study the informational and consensus-building aspects of policy advisory commissions, also known as Royal commissions, commissions of inquiry, blue ribbon commissions, and task forces. These are ad hoc, temporary committees appointed by the government or head of state during the policy…
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…
