I am a fourth-year Ph.D student in the political science department at Columbia University. I also have an extensive research background in Philosophy, Mathematics, and Social Sciences (B.A. in Mathematics, M.A. in Philosophy). My current research is in the field of comparative politics, with a focus on quantitative methods and the political economy of development. My empirical methods involve experiments, the collection of original survey and behavioral data, and extensive field research, most recently in Eastern DRC.