Specialization:
American Politics
Politics of Democratic Inclusion
Education:
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2008
B.A., California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo, 2004
Research:
Research interests: Political construction of margninalized communities and the resulting Institutional barriers to the political incorporation of gendered and racialized minorities. Investigating how racialized and gendered minorities conceptualize their marginalization and how this informs their strategies and tactics for egalitarian integration.
Publications:
Contributor, Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural and Political Change. Xiaojian, Zhao Ed. ABC-CLIO, 2001.
“Intersectionality in Executive Leadership.” With Pei-te Lien. Chapter to appear in (2011) Women in the Executive Branches. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Courses:
Teaching Assistant
| PS 12 Intro to American Government |
| PS 6 Intro to Comparative Politics |
| PS 170 Public Policy |
| PS 155 Congress Simulation |
| PS 115 Courts and Politics |
| PS 182 Education Politics and Policy |
| ASAM 1 Introduction to Asian American History |
| PS 160 Asian American Politics |
| PS 180 Bureaucracy |
2010-2011: Department of Political Science Distinguished Teaching Assistant