I am a Postdoctoral Associate at New York University — Abu Dhabi and a Fellow in the Governance and Local Development Institute, University of Gothenburg. My research investigates the politics of armed violence and development across three major themes: 1) causes and consequences of armed violence; 2) conflict and displacement; and 3) post-conflict recovery.
My research is published or forthcoming in International Organization, International Studies Quarterly (x2), Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Global Security Studies, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. I have also been invited to revise and resubmit at Conflict Management and Peace Science. The regional focus of my research is sub-Saharan Africa. My methodological portfolio includes survey and field experiments, text-as-data, spatial econometrics, machine learning, and strategies for causal inference.
I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Government, University of Essex, in 2023. I have held fellowships at the School of Government and Public Policy, the University of Arizona, the Centre for International Studies (CÉRIUM), the University of Montréal, the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CEPSI), McGill University and the University of Montréal, and the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex.
My research is supported by funding and provisions from the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Centre for International Peace and Security Studies at McGill University and University of Montréal, Economic and Social Research Council, IKEA Foundation, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, Mitacs Canada, Montréal Centre for International Studies, South East Network of Social Scientists, and University College London. It includes collaborations with the Ministry of Justice in Somalia, United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Department of Peace Operations, and UN Women.
I have previously worked as an Analyst and Researcher for Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), AKE International, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), E-International Relations (E-IR), Global Risk Insights, the School of Government and Public Policy (University of Strathclyde), and the House of Commons (UK Parliament). I am currently an Expert for the Policy Lab at The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.