- Dissertation: Pacifying the Peacekeepers: How Contributing to U.N. Peacekeeping Operations Supports Democratic Consolidation.
- Committee: Megan Shannon (Chair), Jaroslav Tir, Carew Boulding, David Bearce, Benjamin Teitelbaum (Department of Music at CU Boulder)
- Major Field: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Methodology
- Ph.D. 2019
- Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science, Virginia Military Institute