About me

I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. My research is in international political economy, particularly the allocation and impact of foreign aid. I have written for Democracy in Africa.

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 also completed coursework in Swahili and Tanzanian culture and politics at MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania.