My research is at the intersection of comparative political behavior and public policy, with a substantive focus on immigration. I employ designs to identify causal effects using observational data, survey experiments, methods for text-as-data, as well as machine learning approaches.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. “Transnational Political Participation Among Dual Citizens.” With K. Alper. (2026). Electoral Studies. [Link]
  2. “The Electoral Impacts of Immigration without Ethnic Difference: The Case of Co-ethnic Migration in Germany. ” With D. Attewell and A. Jozwiak. (2025). Political Behavior. [Link]
  3. “Do Hate Crimes Change Native Attitudes Towards Refugees?” With R. Maxwell. (2024). Political Science Research and Methods. [Link].
  4. “Does local context affect asylum seeker integration? County-level data from Germany.” With R. Maxwell. (2023). West European Politics. [Link].
  5. “Journey Effects? Waiting Periods in European Transit Countries and Subsequent Economic Integration of Refugees in Switzerland”. (2022). International Migration Review.[Link]
  6. “Does policy threat mobilise? 287(g) and Latino voter registration in North Carolina and Florida”. (2020). Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. [Link]

Under Review

  1. “Directional Updating: Native Value Change and Immigrant Acculturation.” With E. Dinas and A. Waldendorf. (Revise & Resubmit).
  2. “Constraint or Compartmentalization Across National Contexts? The Political Belief Systems of Dual Citizens.” With K. Alper. (Under Review).
  3. “Balancing National Security and Human Security? Public Opinion towards Asylum Policy in the United States.” With V. Donnaloja. (Under Review)
  4. “Moderation or Inconsistency? How Issue Ambivalence Shapes Policy Preference” With V. Donnaloja. (Under Review.)
  5. “The Politics of Race and Class in 21st Century Europe”. With D. Attewell and E. Harris. (Under Review.)