Welcome! I am Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at Yale University. I completed my Ph.D. in political science at Columbia University, and was previously a doctoral candidate fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C.
At Yale, I am a member of the South Asian Studies Council (SASC), and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Council. In Pakistan, I am an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Fellow at the Mahbub ul Haq Research Center (MHRC). I am also a member of the Empirical Research on Gender (EGEN) and Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research networks.
My research interests lie at the intersection of gender and comparative politics, with a regional specialization in South Asia. In my work, I study gender gaps in political preferences, patterns of preference expression, and the barriers to women’s political participation and representation. In another strand of research, I explore questions related to the prevention of violence against women. I design research projects in collaboration with civil society organizations and government institutions to evaluate policy impact and generate actionable evidence. My research is published or forthcoming in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Experimental Political Science and PS: Political Science and Politics.
Welcome! I am Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at Yale University. I completed my Ph.D. in political science at Columbia University, and was previously a doctoral candidate fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C.
At Yale, I am a member of the South Asian Studies Council (SASC), and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Council. In Pakistan, I am an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Fellow at the Mahbub ul Haq Research Center (MHRC). I am also a member of the Empirical Research on Gender (EGEN) and Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) research networks.
My research interests lie at the intersection of gender and comparative politics, with a regional specialization in South Asia. In my work, I study gender gaps in political preferences, patterns of preference expression, and the barriers to women’s political participation and representation. In another strand of research, I explore questions related to the prevention of violence against women. I design research projects in collaboration with civil society organizations and government institutions to evaluate policy impact and generate actionable evidence. My research is published or forthcoming in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Experimental Political Science and PS: Political Science and Politics.