​​​I'm an Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University. I study American political institutions and public policy, with a focus on inequality and representation in administrative governance. 

​My research is organized around three questions: Who participates and who is represented in American rulemaking? What strategies enhance the influence of organized interests seeking to shape administrative policy? How can institutional design reduce barriers to public participation in policy debates? ​My research on these topics appears in my book, Power to the Partners: Organizational Coalitions in Social Justice Advocacy (University of Chicago Press); in journals including the American Political Science Review, Policy Studies Journal, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Politics, Groups, and Identities, Interest Groups & Advocacy, and other outlets; and is supported by the Russell Sage Foundation. 

Prior to joining the faculty at Georgetown, I was an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. ​​​I hold a Ph.D. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin.