I am an Associate Professor of Political Science at University College London, an external lecturer at the University of Zurich, and a faculty affiliate of the Immigration Policy Lab’s Zurich branch. Previously, I was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich, where I also obtained my PhD in 2018.

In my research, I seek to find answers to fundamental questions about the determinants and consequences of exclusionary attitudes and behaviour (in particular immigration attitudes). To do so, I develop new measurement frameworks, collect novel data, leverage in-depth case knowledge and employ quasi-experimental research designs. 

During my PhD, I was a visiting research student at the London School of Economics’ Government Department and Stanford University’s Department of Political Science and the Immigration Policy Lab’s Stanford branch. I have an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and BAs in Philosophy and English, as well as (Philosophy and) Business and Economics from the University of Basel. My research has benefitted from multiple research grants including by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Doc.CH grant) and the Economic and Social Research Council (New Investigator grant).

I am also one of the founders of the PONYclub, an informal network of women in political science.