Welcome! I am an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Merced. My research is in comparative politics, political economy, and economic development/history. I direct the Political Economy of Agriculture and Rural Societies (PEARS) lab. I'm broadly interested in topics related to technology, democracy, and bureaucracy, with a focus on rural India (but I work comparatively too). Many of my current projects involve applications of deep learning. I received my PhD in political science from Harvard University and have been a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. I am also affiliated with IGCC and CAPE. Here is my CV.