​I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at The College of New Jersey. My research interests are in international security, nuclear security, and security in East Asia, with a regional focus on China and the Korean peninsula.
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My research is published in Security Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, and The Washington Quarterly. I have also been a fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, and the George Washington University's Institute for Security and Conflict Studies. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.