I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Law and the International Affairs Program at Lafayette College. I completed my PhD in International Relations from the School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, D.C.

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My research focuses on trust in institutions, with an emphasis on local government institutions among residents of unauthorized colonies (a type of informal settlement) in Delhi, India. I use ethnographic and survey methods to investigate the persistence of trust in these institutions despite low government service provision. My research has been generously funded by the AU SIS PhD Program, AU OGPS, APSA Centennial Center, and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.