ABOUT ME
I am a doctoral candidate, visiting researcher at the London School of Economics, and a combat veteran (Afghanistan, Gulf of Aden). My research is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. I use sociological and historical approaches to understand the relations between war, state, and society with a specific focus on the neglected importance of war for understanding social practices. My work has been published in the European Journal of International Relations and the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies. I also am deputy editor for the journal Millennium.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
International Security
The study of threats across and through borders;
Critical Security Studies
The study of threats beyond military or physical ones using a diverse methodological toolkit;
Historical Sociology
The study of change in societies over time; and
Methodological Eclecticism
The use of varied methodological traditions in a complimentary instead of opposite manner.
Education
2017 - Present
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
PhD Candidate in International Relations
2014 - 2016
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Master in Art in Public and International Affairs
2009 - 2013
University of Ottawa
B.A. with Honours in Conflict Studies and Human Rights with minor in Political Science