About Me

I am a PhD candidate in political science at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences and a research associate and lecturer at the Chair of Political Economy at the University of Mannheim.

I specialize in comparative politics, political economy, and public policy analysis, with a substantive focus on women in politics, gender economics, and leadership and representation. I use empirical quantitative and computational methods, with a particular interest in causal inference. My dissertation project analyzes gender quotas and women’s access to political leadership positions.

My research has been supported by the Foundation of German Business (SDW), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the German Research Foundation (DFG), among others.

Prior to graduate school, I spent several years working in diplomacy, public policy, government, and strategy consulting in both Germany and the United States.

Work in Progress:

• Gender Quotas and the Path to Power (dissertation project)

• Power in the Post-Conflict Period: The Effect of Armed Conflict and Gender Quotas on Women in Political Leadership Positions (with Cosima Meyer, under review)

• Why Do Women Speak Less? Disentangling Gender Differences in European Parliament Speechmaking (with Verena Kunz)

• The Impact of (Failed) Gender Quotas on Legislative Behavior Over Time (with Thiago Nascimento da Silva and Iñaki Sagarzazu)

I teach introductory and advanced undergraduate seminars in comparative politics and international relations at the University of Mannheim.

• International Political Economy (advanced undergraduate seminar, fall 2021)

• Gender Economics and Politics (introductory undergraduate seminar, spring 2021)

• International Political Economy (advanced undergraduate seminar, fall 2020)

• Political Economy of Gender (advanced undergraduate seminar, spring 2020)

• Women in Politics (advanced undergraduate seminar, spring 2019)

• Gender and Policy in Comparative Perspective (introductory undergraduate seminar, spring 2018)

• Comparative Political Institutions (introductory undergraduate seminar, spring 2017)

I received the 2018 Teaching Award from the Center for Doctoral Studies in the Social Sciences (CDSS) at the University of Mannheim.