Overview
I am Assistant Professor of Sociology (and Psychology and Neuroscience, by courtesy) at Duke University.
My research is centered on structural and social-psychological solutions to problems of cooperation, collective action, and social order. Much of my work is motivated by my interest in understanding the roles of micro-level attitudes and behaviors in shaping macro-level outcomes. My methodological approach is quantitative and relies largely on experimental data.
I run the Sociological Study of Cooperation (SSoC) Lab here at Duke.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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2019 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
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2021 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Cooperation in Networked Collective-Action Groups: Information Access and Norm Enforcement in Groups of Different Sizes
Journal Article Social Psychology Quarterly · December 1, 2023 Norms, typically enforced via sanctions, are key to resolving collective-action problems. But it is often impossible to know what each individual member is contributing to group efforts and enforce cooperation accordingly. Especially as group size increase ... Full text CiteInformation-sharing and cooperation in networked collective action groups
Journal Article PNAS Nexus · December 1, 2023 When people provide for large-scale public goods, they often do not know what each individual group member is contributing. Instead, they commonly have access to the behaviors of their ties, in a broader network of others whose decisions are unknown. But n ... Full text CiteShared Identities and the Structure of Exchange Distinctly Shape Cooperation
Journal Article Social Forces · July 14, 2023 AbstractPeople frequently engage in preferential treatment toward those with whom they share category memberships. At the same time, sociologists have long understood that the structure of ongoing relations ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of South Carolina, Columbia ·
2017
Ph.D.