I am an incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Mary's College of Maryland. My research interests lie in international political economy and international development, particularly focusing on the tension between global capitalism and domestic politics. This research agenda is driven by the question of why international financial flows, such as foreign investment and foreign aid, do not consistently flow to many developing nations despite their potential to promote economic development.

My book project focuses on international economic disputes between host nations and foreign investors and examines why some partisan governments are more inclined to resolve these disputes with foreign investors than others. I employ cross-national quantitative analysis, survey experiments, and case studies to examine the role of partisan politics in resolving international economic disputes.  The findings of the dissertation shed light on the ongoing threats to the international liberal economic order. These legal disputes, particularly when they undermine the policy autonomy of host governments, may increase skepticism about the benefits of economic globalization and pose a significant threat to the liberal economic order.

My other projects examine the conditions under which foreign investors sue national governments, with a focus on the political and economic characteristics of host nations. Another project investigates how military coup events affect FDI flows across different sectors. I also explore how aid flows are shaped when donors use aid allocation policies as a foreign policy tool. Driven by my deep interest in international development, I contributed the chapter on "Development Policy" to The Oxford Handbook of International Political Economy (2021, Oxford University Press).

I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I also hold an M.Sc. in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.