Welcome! I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston. I have previously held positions at Vanderbilt University, the Bruno Kessler Foundation's Research Center on International Politics and Conflict Resolution (CeRPIC) in Trento, Italy, and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Europe, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the University of Rochester.
My research focuses on international relations in a very broad context, with particular attention to the relationship between conflict and economics. I also study civil-military relations and the role of military force. My work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including the Journal of Politics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, International Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Political Science Research and Methods, and the Review of International Organizations.