The Rotunda, University of Virginia. Photo: Abigail Post.

Biography

I received my PhD in Political Science in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, with a focus on international relations and research methodology, in May 2018. I was an Assistant Professor of Political Science and National Security in the Department of History and Political Science at Anderson University in Indiana from 2018-2021. This academic year (2021-2022) I will be a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow through RAND Corporation.

My book project investigates the impact of moral and legal language on public opinion, dispute escalation, and negotiation outcomes. My research also include projects on costly signals and crisis bargaining, gender and foreign policy, and the use of laboratory and survey experimental methods to examine topics ranging from political violence to public opinion toward the use of military force. My dissertation received the 2019 John McCain Dissertation Award. (See media here.) My research has been published in The Journal of Conflict Resolution and International Interactions.

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