Fieldwork

In my military and educational careers, I have traveled the world and had the opportunity to experience many lands and learn from those I have met. The pictures have links to complete pages about the research conducted.

I spent the winter of 2014-2015 in Ukraine interviewing taxi drivers, service industry workers, Ukrainian Militiaman, hotel managers, college students, and many others in order to find out how the annexation of Crimea and the War in the Donbas had effected their life. 
In July 2015, I attended the PSSI Summer School in the Czech Republic. The program provides a course of lectures, presentations, and simulations for graduate students from NATO members and partner nations to experience.
Six months after my initial visit, I returned to Ukraine in the summer of 2015. I returned to continue interviews in other parts of the country I had not covered in my trip.

Experience Studying and Researching Abroad

In 2014, I watched the Euromaidan protests closely. The annexation of Crimea came as a shock to me and drove my desire to pursue further education. Additionally, the tactics used in the Ukrainian conflict caused me to question my understanding of warfare and international relations. I started at NYU in the fall of 2014, and my research focused on the Ukrainian Crisis and the various methods used in that contest. I went to Ukraine twice to conduct interviews: First in 2014 and again in the summer of 2015.

In March 2015, while studying for my master’s degree at NYU, I traveled to Prague to conduct interviews about the contributions of smaller NATO allies as part of a short-term study abroad course.

In the Summer of 2015, I had the honor of being selected to attend the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) Summer Program “NATO’s Challenges: Ukraine and Beyond”

While working on my undergraduate degree, I took two short-term study-abroad trips. In March 2010, the first trip took place in Brussels to study the dynamics of European Union expansion. In November of 2010, I studied German History in Munich.