I study the causes and consequences of electoral reforms, especially enfranchisement. I combine qualitative with quantitative and experimental methods. For example, I draw on case study research, observational data from Swiss referendums, and a survey experiment to argue that simultaneous proposals increase support for a reform. This project won the Best Paper Award at the annual NCCR Graduate Conference in July 2022 as well as the John Sullivan Award for the best graduate paper in the APSA Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behaviour section.

I completed my DPhil dissertation on contemporary enfranchisement with no corrections at the University of Oxford. My dissertation won the Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award by the APSA European Politics and Society section as well as an Honourable Mention for the Best Dissertation Award by the APSA Migration and Citizenship section.

In September 2023, I joined the Department of Government at the University of Vienna. As of September 2024, I will be the Democratic Innovations Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies. I have also been collaborating on a large project on migrant electoral rights at the Global Citizenship Observatory at the European University Institute.