Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of South Alabama. I earned my PhD in political science from the University of Iowa. 

I study how experiences with public policies, particularly means-tested welfare and health policies, shape political behavior and public opinion. I am also interested in when these feedback effects emerge during the life course and why they differ across social groups and contexts.

My research has been published in Policy Studies Journal, Political Research Quarterly, JAMA Health Forum, Electoral Studies, Social Science Quarterly, Representation, and Political Psychology among others, and has been supported by a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant from the American Political Science Association and the National Science Foundation.