Hello! I am an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University and with lecturer affiliations at New York University and Rutgers University. I received my PhD in Political Science (International Relations, Political Theory) at Rutgers University. My current courses include Introduction to International Politics, Security Policy in Democracies, American Foreign Policy, Critical Intelligence Studies, and Counterterrorism and Democracy. Previous courses include Introduction to Political Theory, Research Methods and additional courses in International Security.

My research focuses primarily on terrorist decision-making, the effectiveness of terrorist campaigns, and decision-making in counterterrorism policy, often in democracies. At the core of my research agenda is a focus on the dynamics between public opinion and security policy. My broader research considers additional topics in international security studies including conflict signaling and the effects of conflict on trends in international political economy (IPE). My projects apply mixed quantitative and qualitative research approaches including the use of two-dimensional surveys, conjoint analysis, MLE, process tracing, text analysis, and comparative case study analysis for hypothesis testing and theory development. I have publications in the European Journal of International Security, Terrorism and Political Violence, Critical Studies on Terrorism and Medium: International Affairs. In addition to my published work, I developed original data on counterterror responses in Western Europe titled Terrorism Events Immediate Response Data (TEIRD), with plans to expand the scope of the data in the longer term.

I received the University and Louis Bevier Fellowship award at Rutgers University 2022 – 2023 academic year. I was previously a Graduate Fellow at the Rutgers University Center for Historical Analysis from 2020-2021.

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