Experience

Michigan State University James Madison College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2017 - Present


James Madison College, Michigan State Univesity

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2017

  Teaching responsibilities include:-Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations (MC 385)-Culture, Politics, and Post-Colonialism—Profiling Sub-Saharan Africa (MC 377)-State and Society in Comparative Perspective (MC 325)-Sub-Saharan Africa in International Relations (MC 324B)-International Relations and International Security (MC 220)-Introduction to the Study of Public Affairs (MC 201/MC 202)

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  -Teaching Introduction to Comparative Politics (Department of Political Science)



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2011

  -Collaborated with a team of academic experts to develop, administer, and supervise a citizen survey (on-ground) in 11 Nigerian cities (2.750 respondents) -Topics of interest included tax reform, security/violence, and investment/savings -Funded by the United Kingdom's Department of Foreign and International Development (DFID) and University of Oxford's Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) -Collaborated with a team of academic experts to develop, administer, and supervise a citizen survey (on-ground) in 11 Nigerian cities (2.750 respondents) -Topics of interest included tax reform, security/violence, and investment/savings -Funded by the United Kingdom's Department of Foreign and International Development (DFID) and University of Oxford's Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE)



The International Foundation for Electoral Systems

• United States
• International Affairs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  -Conducted quantitative analysis of data -Conducted research investigating the influence of foreign aid on accountable governance in Africa -Produced an original research paper -Prepared policy recommendations -Collaborated with a team of non-academic experts -Conducted quantitative analysis of data -Conducted research investigating the influence of foreign aid on accountable governance in Africa -Produced an original research paper -Prepared policy recommendations -Collaborated with a team of non-academic experts