Welcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside, where I specialize in Comparative Politics and International Relations. My previous research focuses on international migration, citizenship, ethics of immigration, and forced migration. My current research interests include transnational political engagement, emigration, and diasporas.

My dissertation project focuses on whether and how emigrants from non-democratic regimes engage with their home countries. It is supported by funding and professional development from the Princeton Dissertation Scholars Program through the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice  and the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).