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Adventure Awaits

samiamMay 30, 2021Sep 11, 2024
This summer I am taking some time off from my regular forms of labor. I defended my Ph.D. about a...
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New Report: Testing Online Deliberative Forums with Members of Congress

samiamMay 30, 2021May 30, 2021
This week, I am (finally!) publishing a public report that highlights some of the important findings from my dissertation experiment. ...
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On “Modernizing” Tech in Congress For Optimization

samiamFeb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
The bipartisan Select Committee on Modernization has been renewed for the 117th session of Congress for another round of reform...
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Being in D.C. During the Capitol Riot

samiamJan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
In December, I left my warm sunny apartment in California to travel home to Maryland and quarantine with my family...
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Conducting Research With Congress

samiamOct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019
I wrote up my thoughts after a discussion with Kathy Goldschmidt at CMF about my experience conducting research with Congress....
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The Member Online All-Star Competition

samiamJul 2, 2019Jul 26, 2019
This past month, the House majority leader Steny Hoyer announced the Member Online All-Star competition. The goal of this competition...
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An Open Letter to Members of Congress: It’s Time for Constituent Communication to Change

samiamJun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
In a few days, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress will be having a hearing to discuss constituent...
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In Support of Academic Cold-Emails

samiamMay 9, 2019Jun 3, 2019
This is something that I often feel like I’ve often felt people don’t do enough in academic: cold emailing. Ah,...
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I’ve been Tweeted!

samiamJan 23, 2019Jun 3, 2019
This past December, I published my work on understanding staff perceptions of constituent communication. That work was shortened into a...
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A Quote On Technology

samiamJan 4, 2019
“When a company has a buggy release, the company is experimenting and learning. When the government has a buggy release,...
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