I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Government at Cornell University.  I study American politics, with focuses on political economy, American political development (APD), labor politics, class formation, and racial and economic inequality.  

Among other projects, I am currently working on a book-length dissertation that examines the class formation of the American health care work force in the post-industrial United States. 

With Suzanne Mettler, I am also writing a book on the causes and consequences of the rural-urban divide in American politics. It is under contract with Princeton University Press. 

Before coming to Cornell, I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science (Distinction and Honors) and English Literature from Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH, my hometown. I then spent 3 years working in policy advocacy at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law in Chicago, IL. I am proudly a first generation, low-income (FGLI) student. 

In my free time, I like to read, watch baseball, and run. 

My CV is here and email here.

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