Welcome!

I am a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Columbia Labor Lab / Incite Institute at Columbia University, specializing in comparative employment relations and political economy. My research focuses on the structural forces driving socio-economic inequalities, specifically examining how worker power and labor organizations influence labor market outcomes across national, industry, and workplace levels.

Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, I study both traditional labor activism—such as unions—and emerging, non-traditional approaches, including coalition-based campaigns and grassroots organizing. My work explores how these actors achieve meaningful and sustainable gains through collective bargaining and policy engagement.

I received my Ph.D. in Industrial Relations from ILR School at Cornell University.

Feel free to contact me at: dp3419@columbia.edu

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