Postdoctoral researcher
University of St.Gallen

I am a postdoctoral research fellow in International Relations at the University of St Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, I was a postdoctoral research fellow with the Boston University Global Development Policy Center. I received my PhD from the Freie Universität Berlin, in December 2022.

In 2026, I will join the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) as an Assistant Professor in International Political Economy.

My research examines the political economy of international organizations, with a focus on how they shape global development, climate change, inequality, and public health. I explore the micro-foundations of state action in global governance using methods from computational social science, regression analysis, and expert interviews.

Currently, my research addresses questions such as:

  • What is the IMF’s and multilateral development banks’ role in addressing climate change?
  • How does deliberation contribute to decision-making of international organizations?
  • What strategies do states and state representatives use to pursue their preferences in governing bodies of international organizations?

My work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Review of International Organizations, Review of International Political Economy, International Affairs, Journal of European Public Policy, and Global Policy, among others.

This research has been supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, and the University of St Gallen. I am also the recipient of the 2023 Ernst-Reuter Prize for the best dissertation in the Social Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin, the 2024 Rudolf Wildenmann Prize from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), and the 2024 Young Scholar Award (Article) from the Swiss Political Science Association (SPSA).