DISSERTATION RESEARCH
This mixed-methods dissertation begins the work of comprehensively mapping the state politics life cycle of intimate partner violence in the United States. This includes the variation in state laws which criminalize it, how cases end up in local civil court and what happens there, and how individuals’ political beliefs and engagement are altered in the aftermath.
State Politics & The Landscape of Intimate Partner Violence
What does IPV look like in the United States? When and why do states legislate it? How does IPV get to civil but not criminal court?
Local Judicial Politics & Technology
What happens in these local courtrooms and why? How should we conceptualize local judges, who are both more and less constrained than their federal peers? Can technology make hearings better for everyone involved?
The Effects of Civil Court on Political Attitudes & Behaviors
How do experiences in court shape individuals’ later political attitudes and beliefs, from voting to trust in government and beyond?
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
While the majority of my research is centered in the United States, I have also spent about 10 years researching and/or living in China. My study of China seeks to understand and measure the historical and current development of that line where a private issue becomes public (on issues including but not limited to violence, gender, and sexuality) and how it is being manipulated by technology.