About

Welcome! I am currently a PhD Candidate and Teaching Associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I am a political scientist specializing in international relations with research interests in conflict and political violence, human rights and security, and counterterrorism. My work tends to gravitate towards gender and sexuality (especially men and masculinities) in global responses to conflict and insecurity. I have extensive training in both qualitative and interpretive methods and over 5 years of teaching experience.

Right now I am working on my dissertation and preparing to enter the academic job market. My dissertation traces and explains the emergence of a norm to ‘unsilence’ male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and takes stock of the implications of this discursive change, including prevailing essentialisms about male survivors’ experiences and lingering tensions with feminist advocacy.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about my work or potential collaborations. I am especially happy to speak with students!