Hi! I'm Edwina, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. My research interests include LGBTQ+ politics, authoritarian politics, and East Asian politics. My dissertation explores the global dynamics of same-sex marriage (SSM) legalization and the political representation of sexual minorities. 

I am also the chair of the inaugural Political Science Graduate Symposium at USC, scheduled for March 8th, 2025, which aims to foster collaboration and professional development for graduate students across the Southeast.

Additionally, I’m a member of the Comparative Political Regimes (CPR) Lab, a research initiative that spans the University of Alabama and USC, focusing on regime transformation from a comparative perspective.