"Statewide Parties’ Strategic Appeals in Multilevel Democracies: Evidence from the United Kingdom." Preparing for journal submission
"Regionalist or Far-Right? When Do Regionalist Parties Shift Brand Identity?” [Co-authored with Seth Jolly] In progress
"Regional Party Autonomy Strategies in a Post-Brexit United Kingdom." In progress
"Favoring Europe in Times of Crisis." In progress
My current research contributes to the growing agenda on multilevel party competition. As part of this contribution, I am building a publicly available repository of current and previously-published party programs for both national and regional elections. My goal in building the repository is to facilitate continued scholarly exploration of the dynamics of multilevel party competition in keeping with the principles of Open Science.
Both external and internal funders have generously supported my research. Many thanks to:
The 2025-26 American Political Science Association (APSA) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG): funds supported two dissertation research trips to the UK. ($15,000)
In January 2026, I visited three archives: the Fabian Society Archive at the London School of Economics (LSE) in London, the Labour Party Archive at the People's History Museum (PHM) in Manchester, and the Conservative Party Archive at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The information I collected related to intra-party organization and communication, strategizing, and conference proceedings.
In April 2026, I conducted participant observation of campaign activities leading up to the 2026 elections in Edinburgh and Cardiff. I attended five election hustings between both cities, and observed a Conservative Senedd candidate and their accompanying team during a canvassing session in suburban Cardiff.
The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy: funds supported travel expenses associated with attending and presenting at the 2025 PhD Workshop, Political Conflict in Western Societies. ($850)
Syracuse University's Center for European Studies at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs:
In 2025, these funds further supported my attendance at the EUI PhD Workshop, Political Conflict in Western Societies. ($1,750)
In 2026, these funds will support the distribution of a survey experiment aiming to explain how Scottish and Welsh voters respond to differences in party messaging between national and regional elections. ($1,500)
Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs' Roscoe Martin Fund for Dissertation and Thesis Research: funds will further support the aforementioned survey experiment. ($1,500)
Syracuse University's Syracuse University Research Excellence (SURE) grant: funds will further support the aforementioned survey experiment. ($3,000)
2026
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
Statewide Parties’ Strategic Appeals in Multi-level Democracies: Evidence from the UK
Regionalist or Far-Right? When Do Regionalist Parties Shift Brand Identity? [Co-author with Dr. Seth Jolly]
Syracuse University European Politics Workshop, Syracuse, NY
Statewide Parties’ Strategic Appeals in Multi-level Democracies: Evidence from the UK
2025
Institute for Qualitative and Multimethod Research, Syracuse, NY
Regionalism, Cross-Pressures, and Political Parties’ Strategic Flexibility in Multi-level Systems
European University Institute PhD Workshop: Political Conflict in Western Societies, Florence, Italy
Regionalism, Cross-Pressures, and Political Parties’ Strategic Flexibility in Multi-level Systems
Biennial European Union Studies Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA
More, Not Less: Favoring Europe in Times of Crisis.
Syracuse University Political Science Research Workshop, Syracuse, NY
Regionalism, Cross-Pressures, and Political Parties’ Strategic Flexibility in Multi-level Systems
Syracuse University European Politics Workshop, Syracuse, NY
Regionalism, Cross-Pressures, and Political Parties’ Strategic Flexibility in Multi-level Systems
2024
Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA
More, Not Less: Favoring Further Integration in Europe’s Times of Crisis
2023
Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA
Regional Party Autonomy Strategies in a Post-Brexit United Kingdom. 2023
2019
The Elliott School of International Affairs Global Capstone Symposium, Washington, DC
Analyzing Diaspora Heritage Trips as a Public Diplomacy Tool [Co-author w/ Molly Varoga]