Research Projects

Completed Papers

Same People, Different Places: Geographic Context and Vote Choice in the Trump Electorate
Stanford PS427F final paper. Mar 2026.

From Office to Opportunity: Evaluating the Role of Descriptive Representation on Candidate Emergence in U.S. Swing States
UCLA PS170A final paper; joint with Jolie Anderson and Xuanting Fan. Jun 2025.

The Determinants of Policy Representation: Evaluating the Role of Policy Type in the U.S. States
Solo-authored senior honors thesis, UCLA Political Science Department. Apr 2025.

Working Papers

Do Claude Code and Codex P-Hack? Sycophancy and Statistical Analysis in Large Language Models
Joint with Samuel G.Z. Asher, Janet Malzahn, Elliot J. Paschal, Andrew C. W. Myers, and Andrew B. Hall. Feb 2026.

Police Chief Performance and Turnover
Joint with Daniel M. Thompson. Nov 2025.

Works in Progress

Exploring Sexual Assault Experiences and Access to Resources Among UCLA Students with Disabilities
Solo-authored independent research project

Survivors’ Experiences with and Recommendations for Improving Responses to Sexual Violence at UCLA
Joint with Georgia Lavery Van Parijs, Julianne Lempert, Wafa Khan, Natalie Saham, Taylor Thomas, and Jennifer Wagman