I am Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a foremost expert on women's political representation around the world. I am particularly interested in the ways that gender intersects with other forces of marginalization to influence women's political power.
I am Co-Director of the Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRL @ Pitt), an interdisciplinary research center designed to foster collaboration and support policy-relevant research on gender inequalities around the world.
Between 2020 and 2023, I served as a rotating Sociology Program Officer at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where I co-managed the agency’s sociology grant portfolio.
I work to connect my research to policymakers, practitioners, and the public. Since 2015, I have been collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to improve the availability and quality of data on gender equality in public administration.
