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  • A Busy (and Fun) Week at SPSA 2026 in New Orleans — January 18, 2026

    Four days in New Orleans, a beautiful city to host a conference, and every day was packed with activity. The 2026 SPSA Annual Conference was busy, energizing, and a lot of fun.

  • Great Summer in Nashville to Learn Survey Methods at Vanderbilt University — June 02, 2025

    Back to Nashville for the Summer School in International Survey Methods at Vanderbilt University. Over two weeks, I had an incredible experience learning about survey design, data collection, and analysis in international contexts. The instructors were leaders in their fields, and every session offered practical insights I can apply in my own research.

  • The American University Summer Academy — May 23, 2025

    I was honored to be one of the eleven fellows selected for The Summer Academy, a week-long intensive workshop hosted by the School of Public Affairs at American University. One week but I learned so much. From research feedback to career advice, every session felt meaningful.

  • Back to Chicago for ISA… and Volunteering Too! — March 05, 2025

    This was my second time visiting Chicago and staying at Palmer House. The first was for MPSA 2024, and now I had the chance to return for the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention. This time, I not only presented my research with my coauthor, Dongan Tan, and received valuable feedback, but I also volunteered for the conference.

  • One Year, Four Trips, Endless Ideas – My Time as an Adam Smith Fellow — July 12, 2024

    One year has passed, today was the last colloquium of the Adam Smith Fellowship, and I’m feeling all kinds of grateful. Over the past year, I flew from Lubbock to Virginia four times, each trip filled with rich conversations about one of my favorite topics: political economy.

  • Two Months in Michigan: Work, Learning, and Fun — August 02, 2023

    I spent two incredible months in Michigan, balancing intense work with some much-needed fun. I am so grateful to receive funding from the Department of Political Science at TTU and the Box-Steffensmeier Scholarship from the Society for Political Methodology and ICPSR, which allowed me to participate in both sections of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods.