I specialize in estimating dynamic causal effects of aggregate political units. I have a preference for modular estimators that easily render for diagnostics. I design and implement the methods and apply to a wide range of treatment settings including democratization, natural disasters, and other electorally relevant phenomena. I publish and maintain open source software.
I also have a specific policy interest in nuclear energy and occasionally field surveys to gauge public opinion on the nuclear energy permitting processes.
Accepted Papers
didunit: a unit-level multi-period differences-in-differences estimator in R
with Jonathan N. Katz and R. Michael Alvarez
published at SoftwareX
Threat of China’s nuclear dominance boosts Americans’ support for nuclear energy with Beatrice Magistro and R. Michael Alvarez
accepted at Energy Policy
Courting the Academy: The Judicial Role in Popularizing Legal Scholarship with Matthew Estes accepted at Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy
Working Papers
Saturation dangers in multi-decade democracy studies with Jonathan N. Katz
Schooling amidst displacement from California fires: bright spots and blind spots with R. Michael Alvarez
Education
California Institute of Technology | PhD Social Science | 2021-
University of Queensland | BEcon (Honours) | 2015-2018