Bio
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University, where I am affiliated with the University Center for Human Values (UCHV) as well as with the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP). Currently, I am focusing on the use of digital technologies in law enforcement and criminal justice. In particular, I am interested in investigating the democratic implications of cases in which algorithmic decision-making processes distribute morally weighty risks unfairly, unaccountably, and in a way that erodes citizens’ autonomy and privacy rights.
I recently completed my doctoral degree in political philosophy at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). My DPhil thesis ("Democratic Enfranchisement Beyond Citizenship: The All-Affected Principle in Theory and Practice") was supervised by Cécile Fabre and David Miller. I have also spent time as a Visiting Researcher and Teaching Fellow at Yale University under the supervision of Karuna Mantena (2016).
Before beginning my doctoral research, I obtained an MPhil in Political Theory from the University of Oxford (St Cross College). My MPhil thesis (“Civil Disobedience; For Citizens Only?”, distinction) was supervised by Jeremy Waldron. Prior to that, I was awarded a BA in Political Science (distinction) from the Free University Berlin, where I completed a thesis on the role of human dignity in Hannah Arendt’s discussion of a right to have rights under the supervision of Bernd Ladwig.
I recently completed my doctoral degree in political philosophy at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). My DPhil thesis ("Democratic Enfranchisement Beyond Citizenship: The All-Affected Principle in Theory and Practice") was supervised by Cécile Fabre and David Miller. I have also spent time as a Visiting Researcher and Teaching Fellow at Yale University under the supervision of Karuna Mantena (2016).
Before beginning my doctoral research, I obtained an MPhil in Political Theory from the University of Oxford (St Cross College). My MPhil thesis (“Civil Disobedience; For Citizens Only?”, distinction) was supervised by Jeremy Waldron. Prior to that, I was awarded a BA in Political Science (distinction) from the Free University Berlin, where I completed a thesis on the role of human dignity in Hannah Arendt’s discussion of a right to have rights under the supervision of Bernd Ladwig.
Awards
2017 – 2018: DPIR (Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford).
Competitive, merit-based writing-up grant for doctoral researchers.
2014 – 2016: ESRC (UK Economic and Social Research Council) scholarship, Migration pathway, University of Oxford.
Competitive scholarship, based on academic merit. Covers full tuition fees for doctoral study at Oxford.
2014 – 2016: Scatcherd European Scholarship, University of Oxford.
Competitive research award covering living expenses for two years of doctoral study at Oxford.
2012 – 2014: Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation.
(Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes; a federally funded, non-political foundation supporting the top 0.3-0.5 percent of university students in Germany).
Other awards:
2014: LSE PhD Studentship (full fees and maintenance for four years) (declined).
2014: AHRC / London Arts and Humanities Partnership Research Studentship (full fees and maintenance for three years) for doctoral study at UCL (declined).
Competitive, merit-based writing-up grant for doctoral researchers.
2014 – 2016: ESRC (UK Economic and Social Research Council) scholarship, Migration pathway, University of Oxford.
Competitive scholarship, based on academic merit. Covers full tuition fees for doctoral study at Oxford.
2014 – 2016: Scatcherd European Scholarship, University of Oxford.
Competitive research award covering living expenses for two years of doctoral study at Oxford.
2012 – 2014: Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation.
(Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes; a federally funded, non-political foundation supporting the top 0.3-0.5 percent of university students in Germany).
Other awards:
2014: LSE PhD Studentship (full fees and maintenance for four years) (declined).
2014: AHRC / London Arts and Humanities Partnership Research Studentship (full fees and maintenance for three years) for doctoral study at UCL (declined).
