I am an Associate Professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy at University of California San Diego and a Research Advisor for the RESOLVE Network housed at the United States Institutes of Peace. My research focuses on political violence with an emphasis on the behavior of violent non-state actors. My recent projects examine women’s participation in rebel, terrorist and community-based violent organizations, how violence influences conflict resolution, the correlates of terrorist lethality and the determinants of successful peace processes. My work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, International Organization, Journal of Peace Research, Conflict Management and Peace Science and in Security Studies.
Before joining GPS in July 2021, I was faculty in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. I received my Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2012 and B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Before joining GPS in July 2021, I was faculty in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. I received my Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2012 and B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
