I’m a researcher at Princeton University, where I teach in the School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics. My research focuses on civil-military relations and political violence, with an emphasis on North Africa and the Middle East.
PhD in Political Science, 2018
Columbia University
MA in Political Science, 2013
Columbia University
BA in Political Science, 2010
Haverford College
How has foreign military assistance changed over time?
What explains high public trust in the armed forces in authoritarian and democratizing countries?
Colonial origins of security forces in MENA.
Data project on the use of terrorism in civil war.
Military organizational culture in the Arab Spring.