I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University in 2025.

My research and teaching interests are in religious pluralism and toleration, ancient and early modern political thought, French political thought, ethics and citizenship, and contemporary theories of liberalism and democracy.

My research examines religious pluralism as an alternative framework for managing religious diversity, in contrast to liberal accounts of toleration. Focusing on regimes that do not fit neatly into the category of liberal democracy, I draw from the history of political thought and a comparative analysis of case studies to show the various forms that religious pluralism can take and the normative value of pluralism. My work also engages with topics and thinkers within modern political thought, including the concept of civil religion in Rousseau’s Social Contract.

Prior to graduate school, I worked as a Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore for three years. I received my B.A. in Political Science from Middlebury College in 2016.  

I can be reached at ws5710@princeton.edu.