Research

Note: I've temporarily taken down some research projects. I'm happy to discuss them—please feel free to get in touch.

Religious Doctrine vs. Institutions in Political Speeches

Ongoing

Applies natural language processing techniques using fine-tuned sentence-BERT models to classify religious references in political speeches. Includes SHAP-based interpretability analysis and temporal trend examination.

Natural Language Processing BERT Models SHAP Political Discourse

State Reactions to Protest Movements

Ongoing

A comparative project using country-level and event-level data from MENA region to categorize regime types and analyze short-term response strategies to mass mobilization.

Comparative Analysis Event Data Regime Analysis MENA Studies