CURRICULUM VITAE
2006
B.A. (Politics and French)
Pomona College, Claremont, California
Magna Cum Laude; John A. Vieg Prize in Politics
2005-2008
Teaching Assistant, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
2009
M.A. (Political Science)
Los Angeles, CA
2005-2008
Teaching Fellow, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
2011-2013
Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
2013-2014
Lecturer, Loyla Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
PUBLICATIONS
“Democratic Revolutionaries or Pocketbook Protesters? The Roots of the 2009-2010 Uprisings in
Niger.” African Affairs 112: 448 (398-420). July, 2013.
WORKING PAPERS
“Development and the Tolerance for Inequality”
“Does Democracy Reduce Urban Bias?”
“Hidden Class Struggles: The Politics of Labor and Ethnicity in Africa”
“Turning Challenges into Opportunities: The Effects of Migration on Quality of Governance”
“Keeping it Together: Nationalism and State Development in Guinea”
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PRESENTATIONS
“Does Democracy Reduce Urban Bias?” Scheduled for presentation at the meetings of the Midwest
Political Science Association, Chicago, April 3-6, 2014.
“Development and the Tolerance for Inequality.” Presented at the Working Group in African Political Economy, UC San Diego, May 20, 2011.
“Protest Participation in Africa.” Presented at the Working Group in African Political Economy,
UC Berkeley, December 17, 2010.
“Hidden Class Struggles: The Politics of Labor and Ethnicity in Africa.” Presented at the UC
Institute for Labor and Employment Graduate Student Research Conference, UC Irvine, June 5-6,
2009.
“Keeping it Together: Nationalism and State Development in Guinea.” Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 13-16, 2008, Chicago, IL and at the “Perspectives on African Decolonization: African Intellectuals and Decolonization” Conference, Ohio
University, October 2-4, 2008.
TEACHING
Courses as Principal Instructor
• Political Science 210: “Empirical Approaches,” Loyola Marymount University, Fall 2013 and
Spring 2014
• Political Science 135: “U.S. Politics,” Loyola Marymount University, Fall 2013
• Political Science 104: “The American People and Politics,” Pepperdine University, Summer
2011, Summer 2012, and Spring 2013
• Political Science 558/458: “Government and Politics of Developing Areas,” Pepperdine University, Fall 2010, Summer 2012, and Fall 2012
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• International Development Studies 100A: “Introduction to Development Studies: Economic
Development and Cultural Change,” UCLA, Summer 2011
Courses as Teaching Assistant
• Head Teaching Fellow and Guest Lecturer for Political Science 167C: “Political Economy of
Development,” UCLA, Spring 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Professor: Michael Ross
• Teaching Fellow for Political Science 50: “Introduction to Comparative Politics,” UCLA, Fall
2011. Professor: Michael Thies
• Teaching Associate for Political Science 40: “Introduction to American Politics,” UCLA, Fall
2009. Professor: Tom Schwartz
• Teaching Assistant for Political Science 151C: “Special Topics in African Politics: The Politics
of Cultural Pluralism, UCLA, Winter 2009. Professor: Edmond Keller
• Teaching Assistant for Political Science 166: “Comparative Analysis of Government Institutions,” UCLA, Fall 2008. Professor: Mike Thies
• Teaching Assistant for Political Science 10: “Introduction to Political Theory,” UCLA, Fall
2007. Professor: Andrew Sabl
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