Academic Position:
Associate Professor of Political Science, Amherst College (2022–Present)

Education:
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013
M.A. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
M.Sc. in Comparative Politics (Distinction), London School of Economics, 2005
B.A. in Political Science & Spanish (Honors), Haverford College, 2002

Research Focus:
Chinese local governance and social policy, welfare state development, political trust, comparative public policy

Key Publication:
Local Politics and Social Policy in China: Let Some Get Healthy First (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

Journal Contributions:
American Political Science Review, The China Quarterly, Journal of Chinese Governance, Governance, Asian Journal of Public Policy, Journal of Contemporary China, Chinese Political Science Review, Foreign Policy Analysis, Journal of Politics, China Review