I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin in the fields of Public Policy, American Politics, and Political Methodology.  My research focuses on the US Congress, using network and text analysis to examine how members’ relationships, messaging, and prioritization can help them succeed in a polarized and leadership-driven legislature. My book, The Collaborative Congress: Reaching Common Ground in a Polarized House, was published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press. My research has also been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and State Politics and Policy Quarterly. In addition to legislative politics, my interests include the policy process, interest groups, and computational social science. Before earning my Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, I spent eleven years working for members of Congress, an experience that informs much of my research and teaching.