Welcome to my Professional Webpage

I currently work at the Global and National Security Institute (GNSI) at the University of South Florida as an Analyst / Planner. Additionally, I serve as a Captain in the Florida Army National Guard.

My research interests lie in international relations, diplomacy, and the future of warfare. I have a regional interest in Eastern Europe and, more specifically, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia.

I earned my Ph.D. in Security Studies from the University of Central Florida. Prior to my Ph.D. studies, I completed my master’s degree in Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). While at NYU, I also worked as the editor-in-chief for the journal Perspectives of Global Issues (now the Global Affairs Review) from 2014 through 2015, and I published a couple of posts on NYU’s Jordan Center’s All the Russias’ Blog about my experience in Ukraine during the war in the Donbas. In the spring of 2015, I worked as an intern at the United Nations Office of Disarmament, Office of the High Representative in NYC, during the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Geography and History from the University of Florida.

I grew up in Central Florida and currently reside in Tampa, FL. When I am not working on academic or military endeavors, I spend my time running races, reading through the Western Canon, or traveling.

On the floor of the UN General Assembly during the 2015 NPT.