Thank you for visiting my web page. I am an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Kentucky. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. I study comparative political institutions and democratic representation using formal theory and quantitative methods. More specifically, I examine questions relating to (1) the role of opposition parties in policy making, (2) the dynamics of decision making in legislatures, and (3) the impact of electoral rules on representation including minority groups and campaign spending. In the previous years, my peer-reviewed articles were published in journals including American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and British Journal of Political Science. On this page, you can find my CV as well as more detailed information about my research and teaching.
