I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. My research sits at the intersection of international security, international order, and Chinese foreign policy. I examine how the structure of international order shapes states' strategic choices, and how states perceive and respond to that order. 

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My current book project examines how peer networks shape alignment under great-power competition, explaining why some states comply with great-power pressure, others delay, defect, or resist collectively. I also work on hegemonic orders, global value chains and security cooperation, and public perceptions of foreign countries, using methods including network analysis, natural language processing, survey experiments, and agent-based modeling.

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My work has appeared in International Organization and the American Journal of Political Science. Previously, I was a Presidential Fellow at Ohio State and a 2024–2025 Hans J. Morgenthau Fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center.

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I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from The Ohio State University in 2025, with a specialization in International Relations and Political Methodology.

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