He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 2016. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in Political Communication, Journal of Politics, Political Behavior and Journal of Experimental Political Science. He has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post and other popular publications, and has received grant support from the National Science Foundation and the Omidyar Network. His book manuscript, The Consumer Citizen, investigates the ways in which everyday consumer decision-making affects political attitudes and behavior.