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I am a political scientist specializing in international political economy, artificial intelligence, and democratic developments. My research, teaching, student mentorship, and administrative work have been conducted previously at the University of Michigan and currently at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University.
My research and teaching interests span the scope of international political economy with an emphasis on accountability, distributive politics, and democratic developments. My work examines the link between the EU integration process and EU public policy with distributive politics in Europe's post-socialist countries. In other projects, I assess how international organizations — the EU, IMF, and the World Bank — shape patterns of democratic performance, accountability, and migration in borrowing countries. My work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, including Economics and Politics, European Policy Analysis, Party Politics, and International Interactions, among others.
As a policy analyst, I leverage political science and computational methods to advice policymakers and the United States Department of State on foreign policy initiatives. Previously, I worked with United States National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) to develop policy measures that deploy the power of Artificial Intelligence to strengthen international security.
Additional commitments include serving as Associate Director and co-Principal Investigator for the 8th Wave of the World Values Survey, a global research project examining how cultural and political values change over time. Through this work, I have gained extensive experience analyzing societal and attitudinal changes across cultures, uncovering shifts in how we think, feel, and govern.
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science, an M.A. in International Relations and Methodology, and B.A. in Political Science and Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
My research and teaching interests span the scope of international political economy with an emphasis on accountability, distributive politics, and democratic developments. My work examines the link between the EU integration process and EU public policy with distributive politics in Europe's post-socialist countries. In other projects, I assess how international organizations — the EU, IMF, and the World Bank — shape patterns of democratic performance, accountability, and migration in borrowing countries. My work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, including Economics and Politics, European Policy Analysis, Party Politics, and International Interactions, among others.
As a policy analyst, I leverage political science and computational methods to advice policymakers and the United States Department of State on foreign policy initiatives. Previously, I worked with United States National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) to develop policy measures that deploy the power of Artificial Intelligence to strengthen international security.
Additional commitments include serving as Associate Director and co-Principal Investigator for the 8th Wave of the World Values Survey, a global research project examining how cultural and political values change over time. Through this work, I have gained extensive experience analyzing societal and attitudinal changes across cultures, uncovering shifts in how we think, feel, and govern.
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science, an M.A. in International Relations and Methodology, and B.A. in Political Science and Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
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