About
I am a political scientist who focuses on regulation, governance, and public policy.
Since 2023, I have been a member of the ERC advanced research project REGTRUST, led by Prof. David Levi-Faur, and a visiting fellow of the Chair of Empirical Theory of Politics at LMU Munich, hosted by Prof. Christoph Knill.
Previously, I was a PhD Researcher at the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I conducted research on regulatory discretion using computational text analysis tools.
My dissertation examined how legislatures shapes the discretion of bureaucrats to create regulations and how the latter eventually make regulations. Through this investigation, I uncovered the complex dynamics between legislative bodies and non-elected bureaucrats in making regulations.
My work has been published in several journals, including Public Administration, Regulation & Governance, Law & Policy, and The Theory and Practice of Legislation.
These achievements have been recognized through the reception of two international awards for early career scholars: the 2023 Giandomenico Majone Prize in the field of regulation and the 2022 Rudolph Wildenmann Prize in political science.
Short Bio
Academic Education
2017-2023: Ph.D. in Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2015-2017: M.A. in Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2012-2015: B.A. in Political Science and Communication, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Professional Experience
Since 2023: visiting researcher at the Chair for Empirical Theories of Politics, LMU Munich
Since 2023: Postdoctoral researcher at the department of Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2015-2020: Editorial assistant in Regulation & Governance
2018: Exchange Stay at the University of California, Berkeley
2017-2018: Research assistant of Prof. Yoram Haftel at the department of International Relations, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2013-2018: Research assistant of Prof. David Levi-Faur at the department of Political Science, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Awards and
Fellowships
Awards
2023: Giandomenico Majone Prize
Best Paper Award for an outstanding paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on Regulatory Governance by an early career scholar
2022: Rudolf Wildenmann Prize
Best Paper Award for an exceptional paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops by an early career scholar
Fellowships
2024-2026: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
2024-2026: Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Sciences (Declined)
2024-2025: Rothschild Fellowship (Declined during shortlist)
2019-2022: The Hebrew University President’s Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Students
2020-2022: The Hebrew University Center for interdisciplinary Data Science Research PhD Fellowship
2018-2021: The President of Israel’s Scholarship for Excellence and Scientific Innovation
2015-2020: Advanced Graduate Program (Telem) Scholarship, the Hebrew University’s Political Science Department