Advising & Supervising

Letters of Recommendation


I write letters of recommendation for students who have done excellent work in my courses or in research projects I have supervised. If you would like a letter, please email me your transcripts, your best piece of work from my course, a statement of your goals for graduate school, and a list of the programs you are applying to. I will let you know whether I am able to write you a strong letter. If I agree to write one, you will need to waive your right to view it, which gives the letter more credibility with admissions committees.

Prospective Ph.D. Students


I supervise Ph.D. students working on political institutions and political economy, including law and courts (and empirical legal studies more broadly), policing, identity and discrimination, and accountability and corruption, using formal theory, causal inference or computational methods. If you are interested in working with me, please email me your transcripts, your best piece of academic writing, and a research statement outlining your plans for the Ph.D. If it looks like there could be a good fit, we will set up a call to discuss further.

Ph.D. Students


Current Ph.D. Students (3+ Years)

Christy Coulson

Graduated Ph.D. Students

Ipek Çineli, Postdoctoral Researcher, IPZ, Universität Zürich

Jonathan Colner, Assistant Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs, American University

Gento Kato, Senior Assistant Professor, Meiji University

RyuGyung (Rio) Park, Assistant Professor of Government & Environmental Science Studies, College of William & Mary

Jack T. Rametta, Post Doctoral Fellow, Ronald Reagan Institute