I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
I study international relations with substantive research interests in race and racism in international politics, global inequality, migration policy, forced displacement, and international order. I have published or forthcoming articles on several topics, including racial bias in international migration, visa waivers, gender and religious discrimination in government bureaucracies, deportability, and asymmetric hypotheses, in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Analysis, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Peace Research, among others.
My book (order here!), Undesirable Immigrants: Why Racism Persists in International Migration was published by Princeton University Press in its International History and Politics series in August 2022. The book received a 2023 Best Book Award from the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics section of the American Political Science Association. It was recently profiled in Mother Jones. I also talked about it on the New Books in Political Science podcast.
A current version of my C.V. (February 2024) can be downloaded here.
At UF, I teach courses on international relations theory, research methods, globalization, and political networks. My courses have been awarded an “Affordable UF” badge: “The high cost of instructional materials can be a burden for some UF students. By selecting materials costing less than $20 per credit hour, you made it possible for all of your students to access the resources they needed to be successful in your course.”
I received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics in International Relations (Research), and a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University in International Studies and Political Science. I am a proud native of Des Moines, Iowa: one of the coolest cities in the world.
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