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My primary research area is international conflict; however, I also have a strong interest in American Foreign Policy. Currently my research focuses on military coalitions and international rivalries.
My work on rivalries builds upon work in my dissertation and seeks to build a general model of rivalry that incorporates dyadic conflict, domestic politics, and rivalry. The model, which I have named the Conflict and Rivalry (CAR) Model, provides testable hypotheses on rivalry creation, conflict behavior during rivalries, and rivalry termination.
My second research focus explores the politics of military coalitions. My recent publication (Foreign Policy Analysis 2016) finds military coalitions are more likely to win wars. My current research seeks to answer the question of when coalitions will be effective, specifically focusing on the amount of control states surrender to the coalition. I have several more coalition related projects at various stages including coalitions and terms of settlement, coalitions and the duration of interstate conflict, coalitions and post-war occupations, and examining peacekeeping operations from a coalition perspective
PS 230 (formerly 235) Introduction to International Relations
HON 251 International Conflict in the Modern World
PS 391 Contemporary Global Conflicts (online course)
PS 439 Special Topics in IR: International Conflict
PS 439 Special Topics in IR: Theories of International Relations
PS 439 Special Topics in IR: Practicum in Counter-terrorism (Spring 2020)
PS 672 Intro to Techniques of Political Research
PS 711 Formal Models in Political Science
PS 731 International Security/Conflict Analysis
Doctor of Philosophy, Univ Of Iowa
2006
Master of Arts, Univ Of Iowa
2000
Master of Arts, Univ Of Nevada-Las Vegas
1999
Bachelor of Arts, Western Oregon State College
1997
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review