Assistant Professor | Department of Political Science | University of Pittsburgh
Research
Publications
“Partisan Social Norms, Racial Attitudes and Discourse.” 2026. Conditionally Accepted at Political Behavior. [link to pre-print]
“Couples Therapy for a Divided America: Assessing the Effects of Reciprocal Group Reflections on Partisan Polarization.” (with Hannah Baron, Robert A. Blair, Donghyun Danny Choi, Laura Gamboa, Jessica Gottlieb, Amanda Lea Robinson, Steven C. Rosenzweig, and Megan M. Turnbull). 2025. Political Behavior. 47: 1363‐1388. [link to pre-print]
“How Political Representation Empowers Women.” (first author, with Dominik Duell). 2025. Political Behavior. 47: 217-240. [link to pre-print]
“Reversion to the Mean, or Their Version of the Dream? Latino Voting in an Age of Populism.” (with Bernard Fraga and Yamil Velez). 2025. American Political Science Review. 119(1): 517-525. [link to paper]
“In-Group Bias, Partisanship and Gendered Voting.” 2022. Political Psychology. 43(6): 1147-1168. [link to paper]
“How Does the Rising Number of Women in the U.S. Congress Change Deliberation? Evidence from House Committee Hearings.” (with Pamela Ban, Justin Grimmer and Jaclyn Kaslovsky).” 2022. Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 17(3): 355-387. [link to paper]
“Partisanship as a Social Identity: Implications for Polarization.” (first author, with Shanto Iyengar). 2022. Political Behavior. 44: 807-838. [link to paper]
“Discrimination in Public Accommodations.” (with Anna Harvey). 2020. Political Science Research and Methods. 8(4): 597-613. [link to paper]
“Repressed Productive Potential and Revolt: Insights from an Insurgency in Burundi.” (with Cyrus Samii). 2019. Political Science Research and Methods. 9(1): 106-121. [link to paper]
“Descriptive Representation and Political Efficacy: Evidence from Obama and Clinton.” 2017. TheJournal of Politics. 79(1): 351-355. [link to paper]
In Progress
“Leadership Sexism: A New Sexism Measure to Predict Candidate Choice.” (with Libby Jenke, Jon Krosnick and Cecilia Mo). 2026. Under Review. [link to draft]
“Beyond Party Lines: Co-Partisan Disagreement and the Limits of Polarization.” 2026. Under Review. [link to draft]
“From Survey to Speech: When Do Attitude Measures Capture Political Expression?.” (with Ecem Ersozlu). 2026. Working Paper.
Having to Say Why: Political Beliefs and Moral Reasoning in Disagreement. 2026. Working Book Manuscript.