I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore, and a Social Science and Humanities Research Fellow (SSHRF), funded by the Singapore Social Science Research Council.

Previously, I was a Fulbright Visiting Fellow at the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University in the Fall of 2023. I was also a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Centre for Southeast Asian Research at the Institute of Asian Research, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, from 2018 to 2020. I received my PhD in Political Science from Emory University, an MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) from the University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College), and a Double Degree in Business Management and Social Science from Singapore Management University.

My primary research interest is in democratization in East and Southeast Asia, with a specific focus on the role of opposition parties. My research has been funded by the Fulbright Program, the Singapore Social Science Research Council, the Ministry of Education, National University of Singapore's Development Fund, Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the Overseas Graduate Scholarship, as well as the Southeast Asia Research Group's (SEAREG) Pre-Dissertation Fellowship.

I was named a 2019 Dan David Prize Scholar in Defending Democracy, and a 2018 Young Southeast Asia Fellow by SEAREG. My research has been awarded the John A. Lent Prize for Best Conference Paper, and the Ronald Provencher Award for Best Graduate Student Paper Proposal by the Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei (MSB) Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS).

Within the Department, I am a member of the PYP search committee. Outside of the Department, I am Chair-Mentor of the Association for Asian Studies, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Studies Group.