About Me
Hello! I'm a quantitative social scientist and data scientist.
Currently, I am a Quantitative Social Scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago,
working on applied problems at the intersection of survey methodology and data science. I am trained as a political scientist with substantive expertise in media, political communication, public opinion, and elections.
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science and an A.M. in Statistics from Harvard and a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Tufts.
Previously, I've worked in research and data science roles at SurveyMonkey
and Microsoft Research, and
as a lecturer at Columbia University.
I write about politics, data, and social science for a Substack newsletter called Somewhat Unlikely.
I'm currently based in NYC. If you're in the area, let's grab coffee some time.
Recent News
- Sep 2025 Teaching POLS 4716 (Data Science for Political Analytics) at Columbia University.
- Aug 2025 Appointed to an APSA task force on AI and Public Opinion.
- Aug 2025 Appointed to an AAPOR task force on AI and Survey Research.
- Aug 2025 Beginning my term as Vice President of NYAAPOR.
- May 2025 Spoke at AAPOR 2025 on a number of topics related to large language models and survey methodology.
*Pronounced šó bɪ́k .