Research
Political behavior, institutions, and racial & ethnic politics in American elections
The Indian American Election Survey
An original survey of Indian American political attitudes and behavior. Featured in the New York Times, ABC News, The Washington Post, TIME, HuffPost, American Kahani, and the Times of India.
Orange County’s Congressional Elections
A study of one of the nation’s most closely watched, rapidly diversifying congressional battlegrounds. Featured in The Washington Post, KCRW-Los Angeles, and the AAPI Data blog.
From Kamala Harris to Vivek Ramaswamy: The Rising and Complex Prominence of Indian Americans in U.S. Electoral Politics
Examining the growing and increasingly complicated visibility of Indian American politicians across the ideological spectrum.
¿Quién Importa? State Legislators’ Responsiveness to Undocumented Immigrants
With Matthew Mendez Garcia. An audit study of legislative responsiveness to constituents regardless of immigration status.
Social Lobbying
With Christian Grose, Pamela Lopez & Antoine Yoshinaka. Recipient of the Joseph L. Bernd Award for Best Paper published in the Journal of Politics, 2022.
Are Asian Americans a Meaningful Political Community?
With Pei-te Lien, Andrew Aoki, Oki Takeda, and Loan Le.
From Discrimination to Mobilization: Community-Based Organizations During COVID-19
With Manjusha Kulkarni. On the responsiveness of AAPI community organizations during the pandemic in Southern California.
Independent Redistricting: An Insider’s View
A first-person account of serving on California’s independent redistricting commission, published in The Forum, a journal of applied research in contemporary politics.
Amicus Brief on Voting Rights and Descriptive Representation
Co-authored a brief summarizing empirical research on the benefits of maximizing the voting strength of historically excluded communities.