Welcome! I am a scholar of American political thought with a particular interest in the meaning(s) of political concepts as well as computational methods of engaging with texts.

My book project, The Idea of Equality in America, explores… well, the idea of equality in America! [learn more here]

Other political concepts I’ve explored in published or forthcoming work include dignity, recognition, alienation, creativity, and judgment. Several of these papers also explore the relationship between aspects of politics, political theory, and large language models. [learn more here]

In fall 2022, I joined the Political Science Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell as an assistant professor. If you are a student looking for current course materials, visit my Teaching page or shoot me an email.