Welcome! I am a scholar of political theory and American politics currently serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. I received my PhD from the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin in 2025. Prior to coming to Texas, I studied at Kenyon College in Ohio.

My research focuses on factional conflict in political philosophy, with a specific focus on the character of the people. My current book project, The Unharmonious City, is a comparative study of the presentations of faction in Aristotle’s Politics and Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. Thorough a careful study, my book clarifies and articulates the unique insights that classical political realism has to offer, especially in distinction to its early modern alternative.

I am passionate about undergraduate teaching and liberal education, and I have experience teaching an introductory course in American political thought. My classroom is a welcoming environment where students feel comfortable confronting challenging ideas. I seek to demonstrate the enduring relevance of studying political thought and, in doing so, pursue the dual goals of expanding students’ intellectual horizons and creating thoughtful citizens.