Amelia is a policy associate for Demand Progress, focusing on government accountability and transparency initiatives. Before joining Demand Progress, Amelia was a research associate for the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) where she analyzed private sector influence over federal policy and contracting decisions, in addition to writing for the POGO blog. Prior to POGO, Amelia contributed research and editing for Chloe Thurston’s book, At the Boundaries of Homeownership: Credit, Discrimination, and the American State. Amelia earned her BA in political science from Northwestern University.