I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at New York University.

I study the tools and techniques that institutional actors employ to make decisions that shape people’s access to resources, support, and justice. I am particularly interested in the social implications of technologies that affect how people are classified and scored.

One stream of my research examines the consequences of algorithmic risk assessments intended to help judges make decisions about bail and pretrial release. A second stream investigates how classification structures access to social benefits and support, including housing vouchers, municipal services, and small business loans. A third stream uses surveys and experiments to understand public attitudes toward institutions turning to predictive modeling to make high-stakes decisions.

I received a PhD in Sociology from Princeton University. Before NYU, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame and worked at the Urban Institute and the World Bank.

My CV is available here.