I am the Inaugural Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. In June 2022, I completed my PhD in political science from the University of California, Davis, with an emphasis in comparative politics and international relations. I am a Peace Scholar alum at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and an alumni Fellow at the American Political Science Association's Middle East and North Africa (APSA MENA) section.

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My research explores issues of human rights including local ethnic minority representation, marginalization, and mobilization. My dissertation, funded by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Russell J. Dorothy S. Bilinski Educational Foundation, argues regional autonomy increases subnational ethnic minority grievances and triggers protests for self-determination by local ethnic minority groups. This research is groundbreaking as it is the first to reveal that territorial autonomy arrangements may increase access to power for regional ethnic majorities while simultaneously posing political challenges for regional ethnic minorities.

 

My projects are currently under review at multiple scholarly journals, including a Revise & Resubmit decision at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus (PNAS Nexus). 

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Feel free to connect with me if you are interested in learning more about me and my research!

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You can also view my CV here.