Hi team! I’m giving a talk on USAID withdrawal — send me your best work! Already including stuff from @ryanjablonski.bsky.social Bridgetet Seim Alex Yeandle @guygrossman.bsky.social @shelbycarvalho.bsky.social @yangyangzhou.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @haleyswedlund.bsky.social

I am delighted to join my colleagues in Cambridge at the @realcentre.bsky.social next week to share my work on the political economy of refugee education. UK folks, it would be lovely to see you in person at the seminar! See below for details (in-person and online).

With less than 1 week until the TX primaries, here are some photos of me and @jamestalarico.bsky.social from the archives. If you've wondered whether his amazing interviews (Colbert!!) are just political speak: I can confidently say that he is the real deal and is worthy of your trust and support 🤘

The abstract of the paper (co-authoed with @yangyangzhou.bsky.social, @shelbycarvalho.bsky.social and Iman Dahr) is pasted below.

ONLINE tomorrow: @guygrossman.bsky.social will present our new paper on the effects aid cuts for refugees. We follow 5400 households over 2 years and leverage a regression discontinuity design in Uganda. We find that self-reliance policies are not enough to mitigate the negative impact of cuts.

At #SPSA2026 in New Orleans this week? Come to my favorite event of the year: the 6th Annual Borders and Migration workshop. Six panels on Thursday/Friday with great scholars and lots of feedback, plus an author-meets-critics on my book "In Our Interest" with some real heated takes.

1. Look, there are basically just two ways to run the global oil market: petro-imperialism and petro-consumerism. Historically USA has embraced both, varying over time. The attack on #Venezuela is a return to naked petro-imperialism. Thread.

"Trauma is a shape-shifter." Two necessary pieces on feeling, managing, writing about the impossible and impossibly regular gun violence. Fr Brown anthropologist of gun violence @ievajusionyte.bsky.social about culture, not just policy. But policy too. 1/ www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/o...

Today we hosted a feedback session with EGAPers @yangyangzhou.bsky.social & @guygrossman.bsky.social along with @shelbycarvalho.bsky.social on their project, "Disrupted Aid, Displaced Lives: Unraveling the Impact of Refugee Aid Cuts.”

Last week I graduated with my PhD in Political Science from Harvard Gov. I’m so grateful to my committee, Melani Cammett, @piaraffler.bsky.social, @evlieb.bsky.social, and Sarah Dryden-Peterson, for their support and mentorship. Up next I’m excited to start a postdoc at @stanfordkingctr.bsky.social

Thanks to @harvardcid.bsky.social for highlighting our World Development article on the politics of refugee integration. We argue that refugee education diverges from standard political economy frameworks applied to citizen populations and propose a conceptual framework reflecting unique features👇

This hits close to home. Six of those killed, including 2 teens, were part of the skating community here in Boston. I first met Vadim and Evgenia in 2004. It was a joy to watch them coach their son Max to the world stage over the years. My heart goes out to the families and entire skating community.

Grateful for the support from @apsa.bsky.social as a #firstgen scholar!