Ready to dive into the world of Civil-Military Relations? Our 2023 conference lineup is is packed with presentations full of scholarly insights and thought-provoking topics. #IUSAFS2023 #CivilMilitaryRelations Check out the program here: iusafs.org/wp-content/upl…

Very excited to see this one in print! Written with cohort buddies Brenna Armstrong and Thiago Moreira. We find that the realignment of high propensity college educated voters into the Democratic Party gives Democrats an advantage in low turnout elections. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

We are hiring two tenure-track assistant professors in American politics at Auburn University. I am probably not the best person to speak to since I’ve only been in the dept since August, but I will say I absolutely love living in Auburn and am happy to answer any questions.

Reminder! Tomorrow is the deadline to submit abstracts! Send a 250 paper description on a civ-mil topic to [email protected]!!!

New exciting work in print! Looking at regional organizations' ability to prevent conflict, we collected exciting new data on ECOWAS' actions. Specifically we find support for diplomatic and rhetorical tools reducing violence in the next month.

Development aid is often seen as a counterinsurgency tool. But do civilians always credit the government or aid agencies for these projects? In my new article at @JOGSS, I argue that armed groups can hijack the reputational benefits of aid by claiming credit for its distribution

ITS FINALLY OUT! So glad to see my work with Jonathan Chu on the effect of racial/religious bias on public attitudes toward humanitarian intervention appear with JCR. A long time coming, but glad to get it over the finish line!

ANCIENT ROME AND COORDINATION GAME! I had my students decide where they would march their legion to meet up with other legions to conquer Gaul. They won if they all picked the same location. They could not communicate with eachother. Teaching coordination and focal points

Tea in harbor 😢

Playtesters needed! I'm organizing another round of playtesting for my Indo-Pacific micro #wargames series. Young designers explore a range of topics from civilian evacuation to strategic will to fight. If you're interested, please let me know below. 😁 🎲 Retweet & share please.

Thanks to the AL Supreme Court ruling, the last few weeks of Gabby’s and my life has been crazy. I wrote an article about it The Conversation U.S.. theconversation.com/im-a-political…

It's unfortunate that RealClearDefense is willing to publish an ad hominem attack on the outstanding @RisaBrooks12 just because their columnist can't debate her on merits. Shame on them, and everyone should go read Risa in Foreign Affairs! foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

For my Indo-Pacific Micro Games series, each designer researched & designed a unique educational micro game exploring a security challenge in the region. The games are quick, easy to learn, and print to play. 🧵SHARE & LIKE You can find the FREE PDF here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Honored to have won the Women’s Caucus Graduate Student Best Paper Award at ISA this year for my paper about variations in cooperation between conflict management organizations! Hopefully coming to print soon 🤞🏻

The doctor is in: thanks to everyone who led me through a successful dissertation defense!

Does leaders' childhood war trauma shape their foreign policy and willingness to use force? My latest article, now available at International Studies Quarterly, uses original data to show that they are significantly less likely to initiate conflict. academic.oup.com/isq/article/68…

In American Political Science Review, the brilliant Yanna Krupnikov & I combine securitization, feminist, & political communication theory to separate perceptions of “leadership”--fitness for office--from those of “authority”--using the office to set security policy. 1/4 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Go check and play my micro-game "Re-arm Europe!" 😤 It takes 15 minutes, requires only a pen and a D6. Have fun! And do not forget to try the other games.

What makes citizens gain or lose confidence in the military? Sou Shinomoto investigates this puzzle by focusing on the military’s compliance with civilian control and examines its impact on public confidence in the military.

I wrote a "Letter to the Editor" of our student newspaper on AI in student writing theplainsman.com/article/2025/0…