Research and Analysis

Skills

• Design and execute complex research projects on time and under budget.

• Conduct ethnographic research including semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and domestic as well as international fieldwork.

• Perform content analysis of news media, political discourse, legal documents, and popular culture artifacts.

• Locate and analyze primary sources in archives and digital archives.

• Interpret data across multiple sources and through multiple methods to arrive at valid conclusions.

Research Writing and Publication

• I have expertise in writing (and editing) white papers, policy memos, and grant applications.

• My academic publication record includes a single-author academic monograph, seven research articles, a practical pedagogy piece, and several book reviews.

• My writing is clear, effective, and on time. I have been meeting challenging writing deadlines since 2004.

Subject Expertise

• I trained in Political Science at the University of Washington (Seattle), with a specialization in Public Law and Comparative Politics.

• My expertise includes law and inequality, French politics, and social movements.

• I speak French and have worked academic French-to-English translation jobs.