I am an Associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California-Davis.  I am in my ninth year here at Davis, after receiving my PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and holding a postdoc position in the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University.

I am also an avid hiker and birder. From the coast to the foothills, the valley to the Sierras, Northern California has so much to offer. And then there’s the hiking afar I have been lucky enough to do: Texas, Alaska, Hawaii, Australia…and hopefully much more to come. There is so much out there to see and enjoy!