Education
University of Pennsylvania
2025 – Present
Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science
M.A. Political Science, 2025
Georgetown University
2019
A.B. History, Government
Work in Progress
Dissertation: Everyday Politics
Committee: Jeffrey Green (Chair), Rogers Smith, Nancy Hirschmann, Loren Goldman
"Pessimism and Political Agency: Everyday Politics in Rousseau's Emile"
Under Review
Conferences
American Political Science Association Annual Conference
2026
"Pessimism and Political Agency in Rousseau's Emile"
Fellowships
Graduate Fellow, Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
2026 – 2027
University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin Graduate Fellow
2023 – 2026
University of Pennsylvania
Harrison Graduate Fellow
2022 – 2023
University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Awards
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students
2026
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students
2025
University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Experience
Shakespeare and Political Ethics
2026
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Jeffrey Green
Modern Political Thought
2025
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Chris Chambers
Ancient Political Thought
2024
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Jeffrey Green
The American Presidency
2024
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Marie Gottschalk
Ancient Political Thought
2023
Teaching Assistant for Prof. Jeffrey Green
Administrative Experience
Program Director
2022
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
Program Manager
2020 – 2022
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies