I am a visiting assistant professor of political theory at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). My research focuses on questions of human agency and fatalism, and I focus on the thought of nineteenth century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville. I also work in public policy and my current research in this area focuses on the problem of gun violence in America. I am the recipient of both the Excellence-In-Teaching Citation and Graduate Student Teaching Award from Michigan State University (MSU). I was also an Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Teaching (IIT) fellow at the James Madison College within MSU. I regularly teach courses on the history of political philosophy (both classical and modern), American political thought, public policy, and public administration. I earned my PhD in political science from Michigan State University, my MPP in social policy from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, and my BA in political science and economics from Kenyon College in Ohio. In my free time, I enjoy, ice hockey, playing the marimba, and attending to my dog Sappho’s every need.
