Overview
I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University. I research democratic accountability, political behavior, and the politics of economic development with a focus on South Asia. I teach comparative politics and quantitative methods for social scientific research. Prior to Duke, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania. I completed a PhD in political science at Yale University.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Political Science
·
2024 - Present
Political Science,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
An Outbreak of Selective Attribution: Partisanship and Blame in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal Article American Political Science Review · February 1, 2024 Crises and disasters give voters an opportunity to observe the incumbent's response and reward or punish them for successes and failures. Yet, even when voters perceive events similarly, they tend to attribute responsibility selectively, disproportionately ... Full text CiteWho Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India’s Small-Town Councils
Journal Article American Political Science Review · January 1, 2024 Governments across the Global South have decentralized a degree of power to municipal authorities. Are local officials sufficiently knowledgeable about how to execute their expanded portfolio of responsibilities? Past studies have focused on whether citize ... Full text CiteCandidate Caste Effects in Uttar Pradesh Elections
Journal Article Studies in Indian Politics · December 2015 This article assesses the impact of a candidate’s caste on the probability of voting for a party. Candidate caste effects may be pronounced in multiethnic societies and patronage democracies. This is demonstrated for four political parties in Utta ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Yale University ·
2022
Ph.D.