Welcome! I am the Stephen Robert Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown University. My research bridges the study of political institutions and intergroup relations to study the twin challenges of representation and inclusion in diverse societies. In AY 2025–2026, I will be on academic leave as visiting faculty at MIT and Georgetown University.

My work on these two themes have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and Political Behavior, among others. I have received several awards for my work, including the best book award from the Experimental Research Section of APSA (2023), the Gregory Luebbert Prize for best article in comparative politics (2022), the Fiona McGillivray Award for best paper in political economy (2020), and the Juan Linz Prize for best dissertation in the comparative study of democracy and autocracy (2020).

Prior to joining Brown, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. I received my PhD and MA in Political Science from UC Berkeley and a BA in economics with highest honors from Korea University.

External Affiliations
Member, Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) Faculty Affiliate, Yale Identity & Conflict Lab Research Associate, UC Berkeley Center on the Politics of Development