Peer-Review Publications
Research Reports
Grants, Fellowships & Awards
2022
2022
2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022
2021
2016 - 2021
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2018
2016
2015
Kellogg Institute for International Studies: Distinguished Dissertation on Democracy and Human Development
Kellogg Institute or International Studies: Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Contributions
Kellogg Institute for International Studies: Dissertation Year Fellowship
College of Arts and Letters: Sixth Year Fellowship
APSA: Religion and Politics Section: Small Grant Award
Kellogg Institute for International Studies: PhD Fellowship
Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence: Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award
John Sullivan Award for the best paper by a graduate student on an EPOVB-sponsored panel at the previous APSA Annual Meeting.
Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts: Graduate Student Research Award
Kellogg Institute for International Studies: Research Award
Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts: Graduate Student Research Award
Kellogg Institute for International Studies: Research Award
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowships Program (Honorable Mention)
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Sustainable Development Fellowship
Research Positions & Consultancies
Co-Investigator - Expanding the Reach of Impact Evaluation (ERIE) Pulte Institute for Global Development (University of Notre Dame)
Evaluation of USAID programs conducted under the Reconciliation Fund in the Center for Conflict and Violence Prevention (CVP) using people-to-people peacebuilding activities.
Co-Investigator - Presidential Transition Index (University of Notre Dame)
The PTI is a regularly updated assessment of the state of the 2020 presidential transition process housed at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs. Co-investigators: Rachel Gagnon, Shadwa Ibrahim, William Kakenmaster, Denis McDonough, and Maggie Shum.
Co-Investigator - Comparative Assessment of Electoral Risks (University of Notre Dame)
The CAER surveyed 150 political scientists with election expertise both inside and outside the United States to identify warning signs of erosion to the electoral system in the US and suggest possible strategies to halt such erosion. Main report published by the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs. Co-investigators: Ilana Rothkopf, Luis Schenoni, Maggie Shum, and Romelia Solano.
Research Assistant – Varieties of Democracy (University of Notre Dame)
Assisted Dr. Michael Coppedge, co-principal investigator of the Varieties of Democracy project, in understanding the diffusion of democracy worldwide via political, economic, and social networks.
Research Coordinator – Pulte Institute for Global Development (University of Notre Dame)
Co-organized and trained a research team under the Catholic Relief Services grant: What Are We Fighting For? to evaluate peace and justice programs in Ghana. Managed and oversaw day-to-day operations for a team of 25 enumerators and research assistants.
Graduate Statistical Consultant – Center for Social Research (University of Notre Dame)
Assisted graduate and undergraduate students across the social sciences with understanding research techniques and tools including quantitative methods, research design, and statistical software
Country Expert: Zambia – Global Leadership Project (University of Texas-Austin)
Served as the Country Expert for Zambia during the second round of data collection for the Global Leadership Project funded by the World Bank.
Research Assistant – Afrobarometer (Michigan State University)
Provided research and editorial support for an Africa-led public survey on governance and democracy
Presentations & Conferences
American Political Science Association - Los Angeles, CA September 2023
USAID DRG Annual Learning Forum - Virtual April 2023
Political Parties in Africa Conference - Virtual February 2023
American Political Science Association - Montreal, Canada September 2022
Midwest Political Science Association - Chicago, IL April 2022
Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR March 2022
Kellogg Institute for International Affairs: Work-in-Progress (Notre Dame) February 2022
Comparative Politics Workshop - University of Notre Dame February 2022
Political Parties in Africa Conference - Virtual February 2022
American Political Science Association - Seattle, WA October 2021
Midwest Political Science Association - Virtual April 2021
African Studies Association - Virtual November 2020
Comparative Politics Workshop - University of Notre Dame October 2020
Keough School of Global Affairs: Expert Panel - University of Notre Dame October 2020
American Political Science Association - Virtual August 2020
University of Botswana Political Science Seminar - Gaborone, Botswana December 2019
American Political Science Association - Washington D.C. August 2019
Midwest Political Science Association - Chicago, IL April 2019
Perspective on World Politics Master Class - University of Notre Dame March 2019
Comparative Politics Workshop - University of Notre Dame February 2019
Southern Political Science Association - Austin, TX January 2019
Midwest Political Science Association - Chicago, IL April 2018
Perspective on World Politics Master Class - University of Notre Dame March 2018
Comparative Politics Workshop - University of Notre Dame November 2017
Concordia-McGill Universities African Studies Conference - Montreal, Canada October 2017
National Democratic Institute - Washington, D.C. September 2015