"Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife."
~ John Dewey
Brown University
Introduction to Statistics & Programming - Research Fellows for Social Science and Public Policy (UG)
Columbia University
American Politics & Education (GR)
Politics of Centralization & Decentralization (GR)
Politics & Public Policy (GR)
The College of Idaho
Internship Practicum (UG)
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.
Papers Under Reveiw & Working Papers
“Administrative Designs and Access to Political Arenas in Public Education.” with The Realizing Rights Lab at Brown University (Revise & Resubmit @ Governance)
“Teaching About Schooling: Integrating Education Politics into Political Science Curricula.” w/ Chloe O'Neill. (Revise & Resubmit @ Journal of Political Science Education)
“Neighborhood Democracy: The Politicization of School Boards and Implications for Democratic Education.” w/ Rebecca Jacobsen. (Under Review)
“The Influence of Partisanship in Local School Board Elections: Evidence from Exit Polls in Two States.” w/ Rebecca Jacobsen (Working Paper)
"Education & The Gender Voting Gap" with Sarah Cohodes. (Under Review)
"Does Education Mitigate the Administrative Burdens of Voting." (Under Review)
"Civic Returns to State Education Policy Investments." (Working Paper)
Brown University
Truman Scholars Preparation and Selection Committee (2024 - )
Political Science Honors Thesis Advisor (2024 - )
American Political Science Association
Best Poster Award Committee Chair (2024 - )
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