Redistricting and Gerrymandering

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News Articles:

Newly gerrymandered districts might hurt Democrats less than you think (Published in the Washington Post)

The Silver Lining in the Supreme Court Gerrymandering Decision (Published in The Hill)

Research Programs:

Fall of 2023, I was a Research Member at the MSRI/SLMath Algorithms, Fairness, and Equity Program

Research Articles:

The Geography and Election Outcome (GEO) Metric: An Introduction with M. Campisi, T. Ratliff, and S. Somersille Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (2022)

Declination as a Metric to Detect Partisan Gerrymandering  with M. Campisi, A. Padilla, and T. Ratliff  Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (2019)

The Efficiency Gap, Voter Turnout, and The Efficiency Principle  Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (2018)

Teaching:

Spring 2024 I am teaching AI for Redistricting.

I taught Math in our Democracy: Detecting and Preventing Gerrymandering three times during "Jan term" (Januaries of 2020, 2021, and 2022)

Upcoming Talks:

Summer 2024 I'll be speaking at Mathematics of Voting and Representation (A Mathematics for Humanity Workshop at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh)

Spring 2024 I'll be giving colloquia at USF (in CS and Math) and SJSU

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