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I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis and a 2026–2027 American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellow. My research has been supported by the APSA Centennial Center, the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, and the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis.

 

I study how conflict and identity shape gendered political behavior, with a particular focus on how violence transforms women’s lives, families, and political participation. Drawing on feminist political science and mixed-methods research, my work examines how armed conflict reshapes household decision-making, identity, and collective action across contemporary and historical contexts. Through cross-national analyses, survey experiments, qualitative interviews, and computational approaches, I seek to better understand the everyday political consequences of war that extend beyond the battlefield.

My work has been invited to revise & resubmit at APSR and CMPS.

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Beyond Academia


Beyond research, I enjoy staying involved in my community, including volunteering with a women’s domestic violence shelter in St. Louis. I also love traveling and spending time outdoors. You can usually find me crocheting, gardening, reading fantasy novels, or watching ’80s horror movies. I have three black cats—Cordelia, Louie, and Ollie—who keep life entertaining. And, as a proud Arkansan, I’m a lifelong Arkansas Razorbacks fan.
 


In my free time I enjoy hanging out with my three cats: Cordelia, Louie, and Ollie. I also love watching horror films, reading fantasy books, and crocheting. During the fall and spring you can catch me watching football and basketball—Go Hogs!

If you'd like to view my CV, you can download it here!

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