I am a National Poverty Fellow at the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in residence at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In my research, I investigate how the variation in government policy administration may perpetuate political, social, and racial inequalities in the United States. To do so, I create novel datasets using administrative data sources and employ a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. I also design surveys and interviews, based on the expertise I developed at Pew Research Center. Within American politics, my research lies at the interface of bureaucratic politics, political behavior, and federalism. Within public policy, my research has implications for policy design and implementation.
My book project, based on my dissertation research, focuses on the political implications of administrative burden. I scrutinize how interactions with the administrative state affect the political behavior and attitudes of potential recipients of means-tested government programs and the mass public. I test my theory by measuring the administrative burden of Medicaid and evaluating its effect on mass-level voter turnout. If you're interested in hearing a brief overview of this work, you can find a recording of my presentation at a recent Institute for Research on Poverty webinar on approaches to reducing administrative burdens (min 6-17).
My CV is available here (link). My job market paper is available here (link) and has been accepted at Perspectives on Politics. An earlier version of this paper won the Deil S. Wright Best Paper Award from the APSA Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations Section.