I am the Assistant Professor of Empirical Democratic Theory at the Cologne Center for Comparative Politics at the University of Cologne, as well as an Associated Member of the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy. 

My research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of comparative politics, political behaviour, and democratic theory. Much of my research seeks to understand when competitive elections may fail or succeed as instruments of representation and accountability, and especially, how this relates to elites' capacity to influence voter preferences and priorities in democracies. Other research interests include public opinion, electoral politics, party systems and regime change, particularly in Europe. To date, my research has been published in Political Science Research and Methods.

I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2017. Prior to my doctoral studies, I received a BA (Hons.) in History from the University of Oxford, and an MPhil in Political Thought & Intellectual History from the University of Cambridge.