RESEARCH

My research agenda centers on transitional justice, political behavior, and respectability politics, with a focus on how historical narratives shape public support for reparative policies and institutions. I am particularly interested in how collective memory, identity, and perceptions of deservingness influence attitudes toward mechanisms such as reparations, monuments, and museums.

In addition, my work examines questions of institutional legitimacy, exploring how trust in political and historical institutions conditions public support for transitional justice efforts. By analyzing how individuals evaluate the credibility and fairness of institutions responsible for redress, my research contributes to broader debates on legitimacy, representation, and democratic accountability.

My work contributes to political science conversations on race, representation, and public opinion, examining how marginalized communities engage with questions of justice and political accountability in both domestic and comparative contexts.