Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. I received my PhD from the Department of Political Science at Florida State University in 2026.

My primary research agenda sits at the nexus of international and comparative political economy. In particular, I examine how specific characteristics of international agreements and domestic policies affect labor-market outcomes in both the formal and informal economy. My secondary research agenda investigates the rise of populist-nativist opposition to free trade and its consequences for domestic political support for economic openness. My research leverages both experimental and quasi-experimental designs and has been published in the American Journal of Political Science and in Politics and Governance.

Please feel free to email me directly at cgahagan [at] princeton.edu.