Welcome!
I am a political and data scientist who researches political violence, extremism, and conflict. I am currently a Research Fellow at fp21.
My dissertation seeks to explain variation in how militant organizations fund their campaigns, in part via text analysis of an original corpus of manifestos. Other research has examined the dynamics of lopsided conflicts between states, the drivers of declines in violence on the part of violent organizations, and the target selection behavior of lone attackers.
I use a variety of methodological approaches in my research, including game-theoretic models, statistical analysis, and qualitative case studies. My previous academic research has been published or is forthcoming in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, Defence and Peace Economics, European Security, Perspectives on Terrorism, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, and Terrorism and Political Violence.
I recently received my Ph.D. from the Politics Department at New York University. Before coming to NYU, I obtained a B.A., cum laude, from Boston College in Economics and French Language and Literature. In my spare time, I enjoy tennis, swimming, and crossword puzzles.