My research centers on political-economic issues such as corruption, economic development, and business-state relations in developing countries, and in particular the Middle East and North Africa. I am also involved in the development of Bayesian statistical models with Stan for hard-to-study subjects like corruption, polarization, and other latent social constructs.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
  • 2019–2024
    Assistant Professor of Political Science, New York University Abu Dhabi
  • 2018–2019
    Postdoctoral associate, Princeton University

Education

  • 2018 
    University of Virginia, Political Science

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