Causal Inference • Experiments • Conflict & Behavior

I earned my MS in Statistics from UCLA in 2026. I expect to finish my PhD in Political Science during AY2026-27.

I study how exposure to violence causally affects behavior, decision-making, and political attitudes, and how these effects vary across individuals and contexts. I focus on:

• Why some civil conflicts recur while others do not
• Whether exposure to violence affects support for democracy
• How communities rebuild trust after violence
• Barriers to durable peace
• Ethical and effective research in conflict settings

Methods

To study these questions, I use:

• Causal inference frameworks for estimating effects from experimental and observational data
• Randomized experiments (multi-country field and survey experiments)
• Quasi-experimental designs (e.g., unexpected events during survey fieldwork)
• Observational analysis (regression, MRP)
• Geospatial, event, administrative, and survey data
• Qualitative fieldwork (interviews, focus groups) to inform design and interpretation
• Machine learning (e.g., regularization) for feature selection and robustness checks

Affiliations

Student Affiliate at the California Center for Population Research

Member of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Student Honors Society