Hello! I am a fifth year Political Science PhD candidate at Stanford University. My work focuses on gender and politics broadly, particularly the political pipeline for women candidates and the institutional factors underlying women’s underrepresentation. I focus largely on local and state elections and party primaries, with particular interest in the Western U.S. states.

I also focus on women’s representation, especially in the Republican party, and conservatives’ public opinion on key issues such as mail-in voting. My other interests include increasing external validity in survey experiments and promoting good questionnaire design.

Here at Stanford, I am affiliated with the Political Psychology Research Group (PPRG), ID2 Lab, and the Center for American Democracy (IRiSS), which funds much of my research. I am also a 2024-2025 APSA EPOVB Early-Career Fellow.

Prior to Stanford, I worked at Qualtrics in project management and survey design, analysis, and reporting. I earned my BA in Political Science with a minor in Africana Studies from Brigham Young University in 2017 and my MA in Political Science from Stanford University in 2022.

After earning my PhD at Stanford, I hope to continue my research and teaching as a university professor. I also enjoy sharing materials and advice with applicants to political science PhD programs.

My husband Zachary and I have two daughters, Matisse (8) and Violet (5). I am originally from Burley, Idaho. In my spare time, I enjoy ballet, triathlon training, nature, embroidery, family Halloween costumes, and reading Wikipedia. In line with my research interests, I also collect political Barbies.