Education
Ph.D., Political Science, Northwestern University
August 2025 · Concentration: American Politics, Methods
M.A., Political Science, Northwestern University
June 2021 · Concentration: American Politics, Methods
B.A., Political Science, Stetson University
2018 · Concentrations: American Politics, Political Psychology
Appointments
Independent Consultant and Researcher
Present
- Data collection, analysis, and strategy roll out
- Contributing Consultant for Hands Off Our Vote
- Consulting Researcher, PICL Lab at the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Advisor, 2040 Strategy Group
Present
- Translate client research findings into accessible public-facing content, including produced video segments for 2040's audience
- Support the development and rollout of research-backed strategy for government, nonprofit, and corporate clients
Provost Doctoral Fellow, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
September 2024 to September 2025
Publications
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Accepted
AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM '27), with Gayoung Jeon, Cameron Moy, Silvia Teliz, Cristina Monzer, and Deen Freelon.
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Accepted
More Than a Celebrity: Comparing Black Elite and Celebrity Influence on DEI Support
Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, accepted October 2, 2026.
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Under Review
More Than a Feeling: Celebrities and the Power of Parasocial Relationships in News Evaluation
Presented at the American Political Science Association (2024) and the Midwest Political Science Association (2024).
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Working Paper
More Than a Celebrity: Comparing Latino Elite and Celebrity Influence, A Topic Modeling Experiment
Presented at the American Political Science Association (2025).
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Working Paper
Modeling Political Discourse on TikTok: A Comparative Topic Analysis of Influencer and News Coverage of the Democratic National Convention
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Working Paper
Race and Gender in Two Eras of Anglophone Popular Music: 1950s to 2026
With Deen Freelon.
Presentations, Panels & Workshops
- American Political Science Association, Panelist: "Star Power vs. State Power: Celebrity and Institutional Advocacy" (2025)
- Midwest Political Science Association, Panelist: "The Role of Black Celebrities in Shaping Support for DEI Policies" (2025)
- Southern Political Science Association, Panelist: "Social Media and Political Advocacy: Insights from Latine Influencers" (2025)
- American Political Science Association, Panelist: "Celebrities in a World of Political Distrust" (2024)
- Center for Information Networks and Democracy Workshop, Poster Presentation: "The Political and Parasocial Power of Celebrities" (2024)
- Midwest Political Science Association, Panelist: "Celebrities in a World of Political Distrust" (2024)
- American Political Science Association, Panelist: "Under the Influence: The Power of Celebrities and Influencers in Politics" (2023)
- Southern Political Science Association Conference, Panelist: "Political Knowledge and Misperceptions" (2019)
Supplemental Training
Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, University of Michigan
July 2020
Summer Institute in Political Psychology, Stanford University
Summer 2018
Research Awards & Fellowships
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Vice Provost Fellowship ($5,000)
American Political Science Association, Fund for Latino Scholarship ($1,000)
2023 to 2024
Northwestern University, Minar Memorial Summer Reward ($900)
Summer 2020
Stetson University, Department Senior Research Grant ($1,200)
Spring 2018
Teaching
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Teaching Assistant, Sports and Politics (Freshman Seminar), Dr. Jamie Druckman, Winter 2020
- Graduate Research Assistant, Jamie Druckman, 2018 to 2021
- Teaching Assistant, American Public Opinion, Dr. Julie Merseth, Winter 2021
- Teaching Assistant, Urban Politics, Dr. Reuel Rogers, Winter 2022
- Teaching Assistant, American Government, Chloe Thurston, Spring 2022 to Winter 2023
- Teaching Assistant, Law in the Political Arena, Traci Burch, Spring 2023
- Grader, The Rookie General Manager, Matthew Levaitch Kellogg, Spring 2024
Professional Service
Journal Reviewer, Journal of Politics
Conference Reviewer, International Conference on Computational Social Science
July 2024
Proficiencies
Statistical programming and data analysis in R and Python. Document preparation in LaTeX and R Markdown/HTML. Data query using SQL.
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