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I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, as well as Research Scholar at the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation. I am also currently consulting with the World Bank on the politics of service delivery in Sierra Leone.
I conduct research on the international and comparative political economy of development, particularly in Africa. My dissertation research asks how political incentives influence the way in which governments distribute foreign aid. In order to answer this question I take advantage of spatial data on the distribution of aid, ethnicity, voting and economic outcomes. I also use field experiments to understand the effects of foreign aid on voters. I conclude that electoral incentives play a crucial role in shaping both the geography of aid and the success of donor efforts. In addition to my dissertation work, I am involved in a number of other related research projects on electoral violence, maritime piracy, foreign aid and clientelism. A current list of my published and working papers are on my research page. I also have an M.A. in political science from the University of California, San Diego and a B.A. in political science from Seattle Pacific University. Contact Information
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