Simon is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. His work focuses on constitutional interpretation by Members of Congress. Engaging with legal theory and relying on quantitative and qualitative methods, Simon asks how the U.S. Constitution operates outside of the courts and considers the implications for the protection of minority rights. His writing has appeared in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, the William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, and The Hill. He is a graduate of Harvard College (magna cum laude) and Harvard Law School (cum laude).