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I am a Continuing Lecturer in Political Science at the University of California, UCLA. My research focuses on African Politics, International Political Economy, and Authoritarian Institutions. 

I received my Ph.D. in Political Science at UCLA. I also have an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) from Claremont McKenna College. I teach courses in quantitative methods, game theory, comparative Politics, international Relations, political economy, and research design. In addition to UCLA, I have also taught at Princeton University, University of Southern California (USC), and UC Irvine. 

My research has been published in Compararative Political Studies, International Interactions, Electoral Studies, Studies in Comparative International Development, and the Washington Post.