I am an associate professor of political science at Iowa State University.
I have spent extensive time in Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova researching the politics of ethnicity, conflict, and war. My publications have largely focused on how ethnic identity shapes and is shaped by war as well as the integration of refugees during post-war displacement. This work has been supported by several sources, including Fulbright, the American Councils of Learned Societies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
I also examine politics in the United States through interdisciplinary teams, including projects focused on civic attitudes in engineering education and climate change adaptation. This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency. Our work in engineering education was recently honored with the 2023 Best Technical Paper Award for the ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
Prior to coming to Iowa State I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Conflict Resolution Institute at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. I have also taken short-term courses at the University of California – Berkeley and Lomonosov Moscow State University. I received my PhD in political science from the University of Florida and MA in politics from NYU.
I have spent extensive time in Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova researching the politics of ethnicity, conflict, and war. My publications have largely focused on how ethnic identity shapes and is shaped by war as well as the integration of refugees during post-war displacement. This work has been supported by several sources, including Fulbright, the American Councils of Learned Societies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
I also examine politics in the United States through interdisciplinary teams, including projects focused on civic attitudes in engineering education and climate change adaptation. This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency. Our work in engineering education was recently honored with the 2023 Best Technical Paper Award for the ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education.
Prior to coming to Iowa State I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Conflict Resolution Institute at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. I have also taken short-term courses at the University of California – Berkeley and Lomonosov Moscow State University. I received my PhD in political science from the University of Florida and MA in politics from NYU.
