Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Villanova University. My research lies at the intersection of international and comparative political economy, focusing on the distributional consequences of economic integration and the constraints that deeper integration places on the political policies of states. My book project, The Chains That Bind: Global Supply Chain Integration and Currency Conflict, argues that the transformations in trade and production networks since the 1990s have altered how, and if, currency conflicts arise. The book provides a political explanation for the recent disappearance of currency manipulation as strategy for export-led growth, and suggests a return to currency conflict as advanced economies re-shore supply chains in response to the global pandemic.
I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (2018), M.Sc. in Economics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2012), M.A. in Politics from New York University (2010), and B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University (2007). In 2013, I interned at the World Trade Organization where I was a contributor to the 2014 World Trade Report. In 2016 the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. In 2018-19 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis, and in 2019-20 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance (NCGG) at Princeton University.
I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (2018), M.Sc. in Economics from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2012), M.A. in Politics from New York University (2010), and B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University (2007). In 2013, I interned at the World Trade Organization where I was a contributor to the 2014 World Trade Report. In 2016 the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. In 2018-19 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis, and in 2019-20 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance (NCGG) at Princeton University.