I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park.
I study issues at the intersection of International Relations and Comparative Politics including civil war, military effectiveness, civil-military relations, and institutional development in conflict or post-conflict environments. My book project investigates the determinants of insurgent military power and employs a mixed methods approach, which, drawing upon extensive archival materials, includes an in-depth examination of 25 organizations in Iraq (2003-present) and Vietnam (1945-1975). My research has been supported by organizations such as the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies at George Washington University, the Modern War Institute at West Point, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, and the Tobin Project.
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where I was an affiliate of the Security Studies Program and a B.A. in Government from Colby College where I graduated summa cum laude. Previously, I worked for a USAID implementing partner, conducting business development for assistance programs in Afghanistan and the Middle East.
I study issues at the intersection of International Relations and Comparative Politics including civil war, military effectiveness, civil-military relations, and institutional development in conflict or post-conflict environments. My book project investigates the determinants of insurgent military power and employs a mixed methods approach, which, drawing upon extensive archival materials, includes an in-depth examination of 25 organizations in Iraq (2003-present) and Vietnam (1945-1975). My research has been supported by organizations such as the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies at George Washington University, the Modern War Institute at West Point, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, and the Tobin Project.
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where I was an affiliate of the Security Studies Program and a B.A. in Government from Colby College where I graduated summa cum laude. Previously, I worked for a USAID implementing partner, conducting business development for assistance programs in Afghanistan and the Middle East.