I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Emory University and will be on the 2025–26 academic job market. My research centers on group political behavior, public opinion, and social movements, with a particular focus on political economy and race and ethnic politics.

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My dissertation examines Black voter behavior in recent elections to understand shifts in voting patterns across local, state, and national contexts. My job market paper examines the recent decline in Black support for Democratic presidential candidates and finds that middle-aged voters, men, and those with conservative views on race and gender were most likely to swing away from Democrats in 2024.​ My second research area examines how the 2020 protests reshaped the Black Lives Matter movement by tracing changes in chapter messaging to new participants (revise and resubmit). ​In future work, I plan to examine further the ways social and economic attitudes, as well as party strategy, drive political heterogeneity among younger Black and Brown voters. 

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I earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington in 2019. Previously, I worked as a visual artist and bartender in Seattle, teaching drawing and painting at the Gage Academy of Art, Seattle Art Museum, and the Northwest African American Museum. 

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As a first-generation college student, I am committed to mentorship, applied learning, and expanding political literacy. Outside academia, I enjoy walks with my dog and daughter and reading printed magazines.