Welcome!

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. In 2026-27, I will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. My research is in international political economy and international organizations, particularly the allocation and impact of foreign assistance. In my dissertation, I focus on the strategies that small states employ to pursue their interests in interactions with great powers and international organizations. Other projects explore US-China competition and how aid affects environmental protection efforts in recipient countries.

Before coming to Emory, I earned a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from Michigan State University, where I was a member of James Madison College and a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow in Swahili with the MSU African Studies Center. I have written for Democracy in Africa.