I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Emory University and will be on the 2025–26 academic job market. My research centers on the causes and consequence of generational political shifts among subgroups of voters with a focus on Black Americans.

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My dissertation examines Black voter behavior in recent elections to understand shifts in voting patterns across local, state, and national contexts. My job market paper examines the recent decline in Black support for Democratic presidential candidates and finds that middle-aged voters, men, and those with conservative views on race and gender were most likely to swing away from Democrats in 2024.​ My second research area examines how the 2020 protests reshaped the Black Lives Matter movement by comparing protest strategies across older and newer chapters (revise and resubmit). ​In future work, I will further examine the ways social and economic attitudes, as well as party strategy, drive political heterogeneity among younger Black and Brown voters. 

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I earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington in 2019. Previously, I worked as a visual artist and bartender in Seattle, teaching drawing and painting at the Gage Academy of Art, Seattle Art Museum, and the Northwest African American Museum. 

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As a first-generation college student, I am committed to mentorship, applied learning, and expanding political literacy. Outside academia, I enjoy walks with my dog and daughter and reading printed magazines.