In a nutshell, my research uses Bayesian statistics to uncover the effects of institutions on elite and citizen behavior across countries. I have a particular interest in development of new measures and the analysis of multilevel data structures.

My work has been published by the American Journal of Political Science and I recently co-edited the winter issue of the Legislative Scholar on Innovations on Data, Measurement, and Methods for the Study of Legislative Politics. My collaborative projects have been awarded the Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for research in Women and Politics and the APSA Centennial Grant from the Warren E. Miller Fund in Electoral Politics.

I received a PhD in Political Science at Washington University in Saint Louis.