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Welcome! I am a quantitative social scientist passionate about using evidence-based insights for social good. I am currently a Post-doctoral Fellow in Political Science at the Centre for the Politics of Feelings, and I completed my PhD in Political Science at the London School of Economics in 2022. I work on affective polarization, political behaviour, campaigns and gender. My research has been published in the American Political Science Review and is forthcoming at the Journal of Politics.

In an era of polarization, voters often viscerally dislike one or more political parties. I study the causes and consequences of these strong feelings of dislike. What does really disliking a party do to voters? How do parties try to get rid of their “toxic” reputations – and does it work? As part of my post-doc, I have also increasingly started working on emotions and political behaviour, examing how distinct emotions, such as anxiety, anger or hope, relate to political preferences. I mainly use survey and field experiments in my research, and have conducted research in a variety of countries, including the UK, Canada, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Italy and Norway. I also have extensive experience working and partnering with civil society organisations, political parties and campaigns. My research has been funded by the Berlin Social Science Center, the Canadian Consortium for Electoral Democracy, the Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics at Iowa State University, the LSE US Centre and the Mayor of London Civic Data Innovation Challenge.