About Me

I currently serve as a Research Scientist for the EdPlus Action Lab at Arizona State University. In this role, I perform teaching and learning research with an immediate impact on student success and outcomes, particularly in digital education spaces. This research primarily focuses on underserved and high-risk students in conjunction with other members of the University Innovation Alliance and other partner institutions. 

I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University in May of 2022, with a focus on International Relations and Comparative Politics. My dissertation asks how religion and ethnicity shape the likelihood of civil war recurrence. Other ongoing projects examine the role of ethnicity and religion in territorial disputes, the diverse meanings of Sharia, and the relationship between repression and mobilization. My general research interests include religion and ethnicity, civil wars, repression, and quantitative methodologies. 

Throughout my Ph.D., I served as the teaching assistant for the graduate method sequence in my department, covering topics such as linear modeling, maximum likelihood, and causal inference (among others). 

Prior to beginning my Ph.D., I completed my B.A. (2013) and M.A. (2016) in Political Science at the University of Illinois Springfield. I have presented at multiple conferences, including APSA, MPSA, and ECSA-C.