Postdoc at Stanford University
I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. In the fall of 2025, I will start as an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. I study topics in international relations and political economy. My work primarily uses game theory, quantitative methods, and networks to understand strategic political interactions. I am especially interested in the role of interstate alliances, economic interdependence, and diplomacy in war. I completed my Ph.D. at Princeton University in 2024.
“Competitive Diplomacy in Bargaining and War.” [manuscript]
Accepted at American Journal of Political Science
“Preventive War and Sovereign Debt” with Colin Krainin, Kristopher W. Ramsay, and Bella Wang. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 39(5), 487-519, 2022. [article] [supplementary appendix] [replication code]
“What Makes a World War? A Structural Analysis of Integration.” [manuscript]
Awards:
“Diversionary Proxy War” with Natalie Ayers, Christopher Blair, and Austin Wright. [manuscript]
“Social Structure and Redistributive Politics” with Perry Carter. [manuscript]
“Battlefield Information Manipulation” with Christopher Blair and Austin Wright.
“Economic Growth in the Shadow of Power.”
“Economic Origins of Autocratic War and Peace: The Role of Tycoons” with Roya Talibova.
“Guns, Butter, and Alliances.”
“Loyalty and Expertise in Foreign Policy Advising” with Matias Iaryczower and Matt Malis.
“Nuclear Weapons in Crisis Bargaining” with Perry Carter and Abrianna Rhodes.
“Propping Up Allies and Reputational Concerns in War” with Kristopher W. Ramsay.