Assistant Professor of Government
My research focuses on the relationship between place, politics, and political identity. Before coming to the Government Department, I developed my first book project on this topic as a PhD student in a Sociology Department – during the 2020 presidential election, I conducted a qualitative, comparative study of three White, postindustrial cities with different politics, examining how local organizational contexts guided similar people towards different political identities. Both my colleagues and the graduate students here have made this Department an incredible place to continue this kind of work, and an amazing introduction to the discipline of political science!
I’ve also loved living in the Cambridge-Somerville area for the last year. I get to run along the Charles River, explore new bars and restaurants with my husband, and hang out with my new colleagues, old friends, and family who live nearby!