Hi! I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University. I study institutions, elections, and party behavior, with a focus on climate change. Most of my current research is on the United States but I also study Europe, and in particular, how electoral system design affects how parties address 'new' issues in Europe. In a more applied body of work, I conduct research to establish policy evidence relevant to the energy transition. I also use experimental methods to study voter engagement and strategic campaign messaging.
I am currently a Graduate Fellow at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS), the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS), and the Harvard STAR Lab, and a Harvard Salata Instutite Fellow. I am also part of a group of researchers committed to digitizing Cast Vote Record data in the United States, unlocking new research frontiers applicable to big questions in academia as well as real world campaign strategy.
Prior to Harvard, I was a Fulbright Scholar at Johns Hopkins University after earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science from McGill University with Joint Honours in Environmnetal Science and Political Science. I have also worked as a consultant for the World Bank Group, London Economics International, and Siemens. My research has been published in the American Political Science Review, Nature Scientific Data, International Studies Quarterly, and Energy Research & Social Science.
Research
Publications
Conevska, A., Hirano, S., Kuriwaki, S., Lewis, J. B., Mutlu, C., Snyder, J. M. (2025). How Partisan are U.S. Local Elections? Evidence from 2020 Cast Vote Records. American Political Science Review.
Kuriwaki, S., Reece, M., Baltz, S. et al. (2024). Cast vote records: A database of ballots from the 2020 U.S. Election. Nature Scientific Data, 11, 1304.
Conevska, A. (2021). International Cooperation and Natural Disasters: Evidence from Trade Agreements. International Studies Quarterly, 65(3), 606–619.
Mikkelson, G. M., Avidan, M., Conevska, A., and Etzion, D. (2021). Mutual reinforcement of academic reputation and fossil fuel divestment. Global Sustainability, 4.
Conevska, A., and Urpelainen, J. (2020). Seasonal Variation in Electricity Consumption Among Off-Grid Households: Evidence from Rural India. Energy Research & Social Science, 65, 101444.
Conevska, A., Ford, J., and Lesnikowski, A. (2020). Assessing the adaptation fund’s responsiveness to developing country’s needs. Climate and Development, 12(5), 436–447.
Conevska, A., Ford, J., Lesnikowski, A., and Harper, S. (2019). Adaptation financing for projects focused on food systems through the UNFCCC. Climate Policy, 19(1), 43–58.
Working Papers
When Do Voters Stop Caring? Estimating the Shape of Voters’ Utility Functions (with Can Mutlu).
Revise & Resubmit, American Political Science Review.
Ideology, Party, and Split-Ticket Voting (with Shigeo Hirano, Can Mutlu, James M. Snyder, Jr.). Revise & Resubmit, American Political Science Review.
When Are Parties ‘Good’ For The Environment?
(with Can Mutlu)
Polluting Politicians: Import Shocks and Environmental Outcomes
(with Sean Nossek)