I’m a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science (Political Theory & Philosophy) at UC Berkeley. I specialize in the history of political thought, including ancient, early modern, and twentieth-century political philosophy. My research examines the paradoxes of popular sovereignty, the theory of executive power, and political theology.

I’ve published some of my work in American Political Science Review, Political Theory, History of Political Thought, The Review of Politics, and The Cambridge History of Democracy, Vol. 2: The Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).

Before beginning my graduate studies, I received my B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Chicago (2018), then taught English as a second language through Fulbright Austria's USTA Program (2018–2020). I currently hold a one-year predoctoral fellowship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (2024–2025).