Biography

I am an Associate Professor at West Point’s Department of Systems Engineering and co-director of the British Election Study.

My research focuses on improving measurement and causal inference in social science. Substantively I study electoral behavior, online citizen engagement, and measuring public opinion.

I have published 26 articles in peer reviewed journals including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics. I also co-authored Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World with Oxford University Press (available open access).

My full list of publications are available on Google Scholar or my CV.

Interests
  • Political behavior
  • Public Opinion
  • Social Science Measurement
Education
  • DPhil in Sociology, 2010-2014

    Nuffield College, University of Oxford

  • MSc in Sociology, 2009-2010

    St Cross College, University of Oxford

  • BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, 2006-2009

    St Anne's College, University of Oxford

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
West Point
Associate Professor
West Point
August 2023 – Present NY
 
 
 
 
 
British Election Study
Co-Director
British Election Study
May 2020 – Present Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
 
 
 
 
 
West Point
Assistant Professor
West Point
June 2022 – August 2023 NY
 
 
 
 
 
University of Manchester
Senior Lecturer
University of Manchester
July 2020 – June 2022 Manchester, UK
 
 
 
 
 
University of Manchester
Hallsworth Fellow
University of Manchester
September 2017 – July 2020 Manchester, UK
 
 
 
 
 
University of Oxford
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oxford
October 2013 – September 2017 Oxford, UK
 
 
 
 
 
British Election Study
Team member
British Election Study
October 2013 – May 2020 Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council