"Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife."
~ John Dewey
Columbia University
American Politics & Education (GR)
Politics of Centralization & Decentralization (GR)
Politics & Public Policy (GR)
The College of Idaho
First Year Seminar on American Political Ideologies & Argumentation (UG)
Governance, Policy, & Politics in Education (UG)
Barnard College
Elections & Political Behavior (UG)
Empirical Methods in Political Science (UG)
Introduction to American Politics (UG)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
2023. “The Future of Democratic Education in an Era of Pandemics and Political Polarization.” Peabody Journal of Education.
2023. “Who Should Control Education Now? Revisiting Preferences for Local Control of Educational Decision-making.” Peabody Journal of Education.
Ongoing Projects
"Venue Democracy" with The Realizing Rights Lab at Brown University
"Education & The Gender Voting Gap" with Sarah Cohodes. (Working Paper)
"Disenfranchisement by Degree: The Direct Costs of Voting." (Working Paper)
"Civic Returns to State Education Policy Investments." (Working Paper)
American Political Science Association
Civic Engagement Section Awards Committee (2023 - )
Teaching & Learning Conference (2022 - )
American Education Research Association
Politics & Education Association Publications Committee (2021-2024)
Guest Editor, Peabody Journal of Education Special Issue on Politics & Education (2021-2022)
Columbia University
Vice President, Teachers College Senate 2020-23
Vice Chair, Columbia University Ph.D. Council 2020-22
Dissertation Title: "Education for Democracy: Essays Exploring the Relationship Between Education and Voting"
Teachers College, Columbia University