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I am a Visiting Fellow at the NSF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and a 2021-2022 APSA Congressional Fellow. I hold a Ph.D. in political science from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and a M.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am currently a columnist at the Brazilian Report.
I study the behavior of politicians from a comparative perspective. How do politicians go about doing their jobs? And which politicians actually care about passing public policy? My book project deals with both of these questions by examining the variation in effectiveness of lawmakers in Brazil. To further explore the ways in which legislators coordinate, I also have a project that compares the rise of a Black caucus in the United States with the non-existence of such a caucus in Brazil to assess the effectiveness of Black lawmakers in both countries. More broadly, I investigate framing strategies used by politicians to shape policy debates, particularly with regards to gun control in Brazil.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
I am a Visiting Fellow at the NSF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and a 2021-2022 APSA Congressional Fellow. I hold a Ph.D. in political science from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and a M.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am currently a columnist at the Brazilian Report.
I study the behavior of politicians from a comparative perspective. How do politicians go about doing their jobs? And which politicians actually care about passing public policy? My book project deals with both of these questions by examining the variation in effectiveness of lawmakers in Brazil. To further explore the ways in which legislators coordinate, I also have a project that compares the rise of a Black caucus in the United States with the non-existence of such a caucus in Brazil to assess the effectiveness of Black lawmakers in both countries. More broadly, I investigate framing strategies used by politicians to shape policy debates, particularly with regards to gun control in Brazil.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.