New York University Abu Dhabi

Associate Professor, DivISION of social science

Andy studies institutions, bureaucracy, and political behavior in Africa, with a focus on Kenya. Recent work in The Journal of Politics features a collaboration with Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission examining the sources of inequality in voter registration with an aim to equalize access to the ballot box. Past work developed novel measurement strategies for difficult to measure concepts like political violence (via satellite data), ethnicity (using person-names from the voter register), and electoral fraud (using demographic methods to detect ballot stuffing). Andy's research draws on a wide variety of evidence, from archival records and interviews to randomized control trials and satellite data.

NOTE (Aug. 11, 2023): Several colleagues have received “requests” to review a grant proposal (purportedly written by me) for pay from an outlook email address purporting to be related to my institution. These requests are phishing attempts. Please do not feed the phishes!