Research
Research
Dissertation:
"How do Parties Engage in Pre-Election Violence? Political Elites' Strategic Decisions on the Intensity and Location of Pre-Election Violence"
Committee: Matthew Winters (Chair), Brian Gaines, Sarah Hummel, and Rob CarrollWorking Papers
"Fighting to Win! A Formal Model on How Discrimination Capacity Affects Political Parties' Decisions to Commit Pre-Election Violence"
"Fear of Violence! An Interrupted Survey Design on How Fear Spreads and Brings (De-)Mobilization Before Elections"
Work in Progress
"How Do Electoral Systems Affect Political Parties' Engagement in Clientelism?"
"The Shadow of Accountability: Electoral Systems and Financial Transparency" with Daniel Hanson
"Authoritarian Commitment to Military Professionalism: How Security Alliances Reduce Coups and Coup Attempts Under Dictatorships" with Alexandra Chinchilla
"Why do Authoritarian Regimes Become a Member of UNCAT and the Additional Protocol?"