I am a PhD Candidate in American Government at Georgetown University. I also hold a B.A. in Political Science from Brown University. I am grateful to be advised by John Griffin, Jonathan Ladd, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo.

My research examines rural public opinion through the lens of policy feedback. My dissertation focuses on rural experiences with agriculture, disaster management, and  economic development public policies. I am interested in how experiences with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and state and government agencies affect attitudes toward political institutions and the government overall. More broadly, I am interested in research questions involving the intersection of public policy implementation, political institutions, political economy, political behavior, and rural American populations. My research uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative (ethnography and interviews) methods. 

I am currently an Editorial Assistant for the Political Science Research and Methods (PSRM) journal. I am an active member of the Consortium on the American Political Economy and a co-founder of the American Rural Politics Working Group. 

I have a strong commitment to teaching and mentorship and have served as a graduate student mentor for the Georgetown Political Science Predoctoral Summer Institute and an undergraduate student honors thesis advisor.

I am originally from northern Vermont and have lived in Washington, D.C. for seven years. Prior to graduate school I worked as a Congressional staffer in the U.S. Senate. In my free time, I am a competitive distance runner and also enjoy hiking in the White Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains.