About Me

I am a PhD candidate at UCLA in the Department of Political Science, where I study American Politics and Methodology. While at UCLA, I have been advised by Dr. Daniel Thompson and Dr. Lynn Vavreck. I am a member of the PHACT lab, the Practical Causal Inference Lab, and an affiliate with the California Center for Population Research.

 

I am formerly an adjunct researcher with the RAND Corporartion, where I was also a Summer Associate in 2024. Previously, I have worked as a Congressional intern, a state and local policy researcher for an advocacy organization, a waiter, and an outdoor supply salesman (ask me about hiking boots). I have also directed grassroots political campaigns and worked as a community organizer, which has led me to testify before numerous state legislatures and submit expert written testimony on gun violence prevention legislation that was read before the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives. 

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I am also an avid backpacker and birdwatcher (and very amateur bird photographer). I shoot traditional recurve archery and have been trying to become more proficient in the use of the atlatl.