About
I am a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Michigan studying American Politics. My research explores what happens when politics shows up in the media and cultural spaces that Americans have traditionally understood as nonpolitical. I study sports and politics, political communication, media effects, and political psychology with a focus on affective polarization and the everyday identities and institutions that shape how Americans feel about one another. My work has been published in Political Behavior and Politics and Gender, and I have earned important teaching and research awards, among them, the John W. Kingson Award for outstanding graduate teaching, and the Converse Miler Fellowship in American Political Behavior. Previously, I attended California State University San Bernardino, earning my B.A. in Political Science.
Fields of Study:
- American Politics
- Methodology
- Sports and Politics
- Political Communication
- Political Psychology
- Public Opinion
- Media
