As a Graduate Research Assistant in the Public Budgeting Lab at Georgia State University, I managed and led several grant-funded research.
Lead Manager (2023-2024)
Directed a national mail survey of 3,064 local governments across the United States. Oversaw all phases of project execution— from instrument design through data collection— and supervised a team of graduate research assistants. Achieved a response rate exceeding 35%, providing a robust dataset now informing the manuscript “Tying their Own Hands: The Effectiveness and Unintended Consequences of Self-Imposed Municipal Debt Limits” currently being finalized for journal submission.
Co-Principal Investigator (2023-2024)
As a Co-PI for a grant-funded research project examining the implementation of ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, I drafted the grant application, developed theory-informed survey instruments, and administered a large-scale online survey targeting municipal officials nationwide, and co-authored the resulting manuscript, Assessing the Implementation of ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: The View from City Officials. Publius: The Journal of Federalism (2025).
Lead Researcher (2025)
As a lead researcher, I investigate the impact of managerial and fiscal autonomy on school district performance and educational outcomes through the systematic collection and analysis of legal documents and surveys of state government officials.
As a Research Fellow of the Oskar Morgenstern, George Mason University, I conducted research on the political drivers of institutions.
Research Fellow (2023-2024)
Conducted research on a solo-authored paper, titled "Do Governance Failures Motivate Fiscal Restraint? Corruption and Tax and Expenditure Limitations (TELs)." This paper examines the political drivers behind the adoption of more stringent institutions, testing the hypothesis that declining public trust creates the political demand for these stringent rules. This research moves beyond the effects of fiscal rules to understand their origins, contributing to theories on local governance and accountability.