I am an Assistant Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto. Prior to starting at Amsterdam, I was a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University.

My research is motivated by an interest in ethnic and religious conflict, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia. I have also published on qualitative methods, including on topics on fieldwork and reflexivity. My book project, The Threat of Small Groups: Visibility and Violence in Indonesia, asks why very small groups become targets of state repression and mobilization despite their economic and political insignificance. The dissertation upon which this book is based was awarded the 2022 Aaron Wildavsky Best Dissertation Award by the Religion and Politics section of the American Political Science Association.

From 2025-2029, I will be working on a project entitled “Resisting Forced Assimilation in Post-Colonial Indonesia: the Case of Chinese Indonesia,” funded by a Veni Grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). During this period, I am also a co-PI on a separate project on “Understandings of Colonialism by Dutch Moluccans" and Implications for Colonial Repair” funded by a Starters Grant by the Dutch Central Government. Previous research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Ontario Government, and the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto.

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