I obtained my PhD from the Department of Political Science at University College London (UCL). I am currently a 2024 - 2025 American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellow. My research examines the internal dynamics of armed organizations and how they effect conflict processes and outcomes. Specifically, I explore how military socialization processes shape combatant attitudes and behaviors. I am also interested in how military training, leadership, and force deployment strategies impact patterns of civilian harm. To test my theories, I leverage mixed method data and comparative case studies.

I conduct research for the Department of Defense Civilian Protection Center of Excellence (CP-CoE). I am also a co-author on the British Academy funded "Pan-African Conferences Dataset" project which uses delegate lists from major Pan-African conferences (1945-1971) as a unique indicator for mapping anti-colonial networks and testing theories related to decolonization and postcolonial policies. Beyond my research on socialization, civilian harm, and Pan-Africanism, I am also interested in military history, particularly the Second World War and Cold War conflicts. 

I am a former organizer of UCL's Conflict & Change Research Cluster and a former Visiting Scholar and member of George Washington University’s Institute for Security and Conflict Studies. I obtained my MSc in Security Studies from UCL and have a BA in History and Ancient Studies from Saint Joseph's University.