Research Interests
American Politics
- Political communications, political behavior, political psychology
Political Theory
Research Description
I am interested in the different ways that partisans think and speak. My current research projects explore:
- what affects people's perceptions of and attitudes towards unauthorized immigrants
- digital communication infrastructure in Illinois, especially in rural counties.
Conferences
- "'Illegal' vs. 'Undocumented' and the Perceived Criminality of Unauthorized Border Crossings" | The Rebecca B. Morton Conference on Experimental Political Science at New York University | March 2021
- "'Illegal' vs. 'Undocumented' and the Perceived Criminality of Unauthorized Border Crossings" | Atlanta Symposium on Political Science at Georgia State University | February 2021
Education
B.A. Northwestern University | June 2018
Grants
UIUC Image of Research Competition Honorable Mention Award | March 2021
UIUC Department of Political Science Travel Award | March 2021
UIUC Department of Political Science Graduate Research Grant | February 2021
Awards and Honors
Illinois Distinguished Fellowship (3 years)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Affiliated Student, The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory
First-Year Representative, Political Science Graduate Student Association | Spring 2021