About
Tyler is a PhD student in Political Science and Scientific Computing at the University of Michigan, where he is also pursuing a dual master’s degree in Statistics. His research employs a mixed-methods approach to examine long-term political development, integrating comparative historical analysis with temporal and spatial modeling of political processes. Trained as a demographer, Tyler focuses on the relationship between demographic transitions and patterns of party-voter realignment and dealignment. His work aims to use empirical data and agent-based modeling to reverse engineer the ecological fallacy, particularly in contexts where survey data are limited.
His regional focus is East and Southeast Asia, and he conducts research in multiple languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, and Japanese.
Tyler currently serves as President of the Graduate Association of Political Scientists (GAPS), a student-led organization that connects the graduate student community with the broader political science department at the University of Michigan.
