I am an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tulane University.

My research interests focus on American politics and public policy, with a focus on state and local politics, gender and politics, research methods, and environmental politics.

My book, Women in Politics in the American City (Temple University Press) examines the effect of the women mayors and city council members on urban politics. I recently edited a volume on gender and political ambition: Good Reasons to Run

I've been widely published in both academic journals and in the popular press, including NPR, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and others. Want to know how to pronounce my name? Here's me saying it!

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