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Background and Research

I am a political scientist and post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Study of American Politics at Yale University. In November of 2007, I was awarded a Ph.D. from Harvard University's Department of Government. My research centers on American politics, with a special emphasis on research methods, political behavior, and local politics. Copies of my recent academic papers are available here, and a CV is available here.

Book Project: When Differences Divide

At a time when the U.S. is becoming more ethnically and racially diverse, it is crucial to understand diversity's impact on attitudes and on the provision of public goods in American communities. Departing from the static approaches of past work, this research illustrates that diversity's impact hinges on the speed of the local demographic shift and the national frames that accompany that demographic shift. According to the theory of politicized change advanced by this work, the impact of ethnic and racial diversity is shaped by national politics. Even seemingly local debates have national origins. An abstract is here.

Academic Affiliations

In addition to Yale's Center for the Study of American Politics, I am also grateful to Harvard University's Center for American Political Studies, the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, and the Multidisplinary Program on Inequality and Social Policy for past support.

Identity Confusion

To avoid identity confusion, please note that I do not sell computers and use only my official email address with a "edu" suffix.