MS International Affairs @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Tracks: Science & Technology | International Security
I study how states navigate great power competition—focusing on energy security, economic statecraft, technological proliferation, and the political economy of defense.
- Energy Security — Energy systems, national security implications, and policy responses to energy shocks
- Economic Statecraft — How states weaponize interdependence and how targets respond
- Technological Proliferation — Emerging technologies, dual-use systems, and proliferation risks
- International Security — Great power competition, defense policy, and aerospace systems
- Political Economy of Defense — How domestic institutions shape security policy and procurement
| Project | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSR-Analysis | Spatial bargaining model of Digital Silk Road adoption in Southeast Asia | ✅ Complete |
| ASDL Energy Security | Tabletop tool for quantitative policy responses to energy shocks | 🔄 Active |
| SEIR-Epidemic-Model | Agent-based epidemiological simulation with vaccination & quarantine dynamics | ✅ Complete |
| Natural Gas Deregulation | Analysis of natural gas pricing dynamics post-deregulation | ✅ Complete |
| Conflict Intensity and Trade | Examination of the effects of trade relationships on conflict intesnity within dyads | 🔄 Active |
U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Research Intern | Atlanta, GA | Summer 2024
- Time series analysis using R and Excel
- Updated BLS code and NAICS classification tools
Pollitik Lab – Political Popularity Project
Research Collaborator | 2023–2024
- Contributed to the Executive Approval Project database
- Comparative analysis of executive approval across national electorates
ASDL – Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory
Graduate Researcher | Georgia Tech | 2025–2026
- Year-long research collaboration with Sam Nunn School & Strategic Energy Institute
- Building tabletop simulation tool for policymakers to assess energy system vulnerabilities
- Enabling quantitative policy analysis for tactical responses to energy shocks
Languages
Data & GIS
Systems Modeling
Methods
Panel Data · Time Series · Spatial Models · Case Studies · Game Theory · Agent-Based Modeling
Georgia Institute of Technology — MS International Affairs (2025–2027)
- Tracks: Science & Technology | International Security
- Certificates: International Security & Aerospace Systems, Emerging Technologies & Proliferation
Georgia State University — BS Economics, BA Political Science (2022–2025)
- Certificate: Global Scholar
IR & Security
- Putnam (1988) — Two-Level Games
- Tsebelis (2002) — Veto Players
- Farrell & Newman (2019) — Weaponized Interdependence
- Milner (1997) — Interests, Institutions, and Information
- Wellerstein — Nuclear secrecy, proliferation, and the bomb
Political Economy
- Keynes — Macroeconomic policy and state intervention