About Me
My primary field of inquiry is International Relations, with a focus on security and grand strategy. I also have an avid interest in Comparative Politics, particularly democratization and democracy promotion, as well as quantitative and qualitative methods. In the past, I have conducted projects on the law and ethics of war and ethnic conflict.
From 2014-2015, I was Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Prior to my doctorate, I worked for the National Democratic Institute as a Program Officer overseeing political party development projects in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa. I previously worked for the United Nations and the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan as a foreign policy analyst and organizational strategist. I have also held short-term positions at the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Natural Resource Governance Institute, the Taipei Times newspaper, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, among others.
I hold a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University (2014, MA in 2010), an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics (2004), and a B.A. in the College of Social Studies from Wesleyan University (2001).
Outside of academia, I am a competitive swimmer, an amateur mixologist, independent movie fan, and video game enthusiast.
My primary field of inquiry is International Relations, with a focus on security and grand strategy. I also have an avid interest in Comparative Politics, particularly democratization and democracy promotion, as well as quantitative and qualitative methods. In the past, I have conducted projects on the law and ethics of war and ethnic conflict.
From 2014-2015, I was Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Prior to my doctorate, I worked for the National Democratic Institute as a Program Officer overseeing political party development projects in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa. I previously worked for the United Nations and the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan as a foreign policy analyst and organizational strategist. I have also held short-term positions at the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Natural Resource Governance Institute, the Taipei Times newspaper, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, among others.
I hold a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University (2014, MA in 2010), an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics (2004), and a B.A. in the College of Social Studies from Wesleyan University (2001).
Outside of academia, I am a competitive swimmer, an amateur mixologist, independent movie fan, and video game enthusiast.
