I am a Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington, with a major in Public Management and a minor in Policy Analysis. I also serve as a Research Assistant at the MGMT Lab. 

My research focuses on metropolitan governance, particularly how local governments and public managers gather and use information and resources when making decisions. I’m especially interested in how these decisions are made in the context of complex, cross-jurisdictional challenges like sustainable development. Ultimately, I study how decision makers choose among different collaboration mechanisms and resources and whether those choices support the continued commitment to long-term policy goals.