I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy, having recently earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. My research explores the internet’s impact on political associations – both in the formation of novel organizational structures seen in MoveOn and DailyKos, and also tracing implications for more traditional advocacy organizations.
In addition to my academic portfolio, I currently serve as Fifth Officer on the Sierra Club Board of Directors. I have been a member of that organization since 1995, served as National Director of their student-run arm in 1999, and was first elected to their Board in 2004.
As of September 2009, I am pleased to have joined the Executive Committee of the Information Technology and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
