I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis.

My work examines how domestic and international security environments shape citizens' preferences for political leadership. Specifically, I investigate whether moments of crisis — such as war, terrorism, geopolitical rivalry, and democratic backsliding — create opportunities for women in politics or reinforce barriers to their representation. I use a multi-method approach that combines computational tools (text-as-data) with survey and field experiments.

My research is forthcoming in the Journal of Peace Research, and I am involved in several solo and collaborative projects, including work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. I also teach data analysis and data visualization through short courses at the Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences and undergraduate methods labs.

I am an affiliate at the Political Data Science Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. Before coming to WashU, I received my MA and BA in Political Science from Seoul National University.

You can reach me at alexis.jang@wustl.edu.