Hello!
 
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Thomas Jefferson Center at the University of Texas-Austin. 

I earned my PhD in Political Science in 2025 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
 

My dissertation research analyzes the constitutionalism of eighteenth-century and early-American political thinkers. I theorize how the constitutional presidency is energetic enough to respond to foreign and domestic security emergencies, but also accountable to the rule of law and the separation of functions. I am interested in early modern political theory, American political thought, and public law.

 

I also highly value teaching and mentoring undergraduates interested in these issues. I am the recipient of the 2023-2024 Political Science Teaching Award, and lecture courses on Modern Western Political Thought and American Constitutionalism.