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I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at United States Military Academy, West Point. I study the intersection of authoritarian institutions and governance outcomes, with a regional focus on China. What features of authoritarian institutions constrain good governance? How do autocrats pursue governance reforms without threatening their own political power? How do citizens in authoritarian regimes respond to these reforms?

My second research agenda concerns the domestic and international implications of growing US-China competition. How do domestic audiences respond to anti-China rhetoric? How do third-party states navigate growing US-China tensions?

I use a variety of methods, including computational text analysis, original survey research, and qualitative work to answer these questions.