Research Interests
- Time series inference
- Simulation-based methods
- Causal inference
- International security/defense politics
- Post-Soviet politics
Education
M.A., Political Science - Southern Illinois University (2024)
J.D. Specializing in Litigation/Dispute Resolution - SIU Simmons School of Law (2022)
B.A., Political Science Pre-Law - Southern Illinois University (2019)
Grants
University of Chicago's Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) Digital Twins Long Program (Fall 2025)
U.S. Department of State Title VIII Associateship for Research Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (2023) - University of Illinois
U.S. Department of State Title VIII Fellowship for the Study of Eastern Europe and Eurasia (2023) - Indiana University
Awards and Honors
FLEX Teacher Award (UIUC - Fall 2025)
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (with a distinction for especially outstanding student evaluations) (UIUC - Fall 2024)
Orville Alexander Award for Excellence in Political Science - Southern Illinois University Department of Political Science
Student Distinguished Service Award (Honorable Mention) - Southern Illinois University System
Additional Campus Affiliations
Graduate Affiliate - Arms Control & Domestic and International Security (ACDIS)