I am a lecturer in the MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) programme at Leiden University’s Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. I teach courses such as Quantitative Research Methods, International Political Economy, Thesis Lab II, and AI in International Relations. I also supervise master’s theses.
I hold a PhD in Political Science from Leiden University and an MA in Economics from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. My research focuses on applying quantitative methods and game theory to legislative decision-making in the European Union (EU). I have published in journals such as International Studies Quarterly (ISQ), European Policy Analysis, and West European Politics (forthcoming).
I was a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Department of Government and have participated in various research projects at institutions such as the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, Princeton University, Syracuse University, and the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. I have also taught undergraduate courses including Introduction to Statistics, Introduction to Econometrics, Introduction to Macroeconomics, and Introduction to Microeconomics at the City University of New York (Queens College, Brooklyn College, and the College of Staten Island), and supervised bachelor’s theses at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Management of International Social Challenges programme.
Topics I'm interested in these days:
- Experimental design to study the impact of disinformation on consumers’ inflation expectations.
- Text analysis and machine learning to investigate the sources of controversy and disagreement in EU legislation.
- Big data analysis to explore how sanctioned states evade international sanctions.
I hold a PhD in Political Science from Leiden University and an MA in Economics from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. My research focuses on applying quantitative methods and game theory to legislative decision-making in the European Union (EU). I have published in journals such as International Studies Quarterly (ISQ), European Policy Analysis, and West European Politics (forthcoming).
I was a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Department of Government and have participated in various research projects at institutions such as the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, Princeton University, Syracuse University, and the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. I have also taught undergraduate courses including Introduction to Statistics, Introduction to Econometrics, Introduction to Macroeconomics, and Introduction to Microeconomics at the City University of New York (Queens College, Brooklyn College, and the College of Staten Island), and supervised bachelor’s theses at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Management of International Social Challenges programme.
Topics I'm interested in these days:
- Experimental design to study the impact of disinformation on consumers’ inflation expectations.
- Text analysis and machine learning to investigate the sources of controversy and disagreement in EU legislation.
- Big data analysis to explore how sanctioned states evade international sanctions.
