I’m an associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation. My research interests include U.S. grand strategy, military analysis, and the intersection of economics and national security.

Prior to joining RAND, I earned a PhD in political science from MIT’s Security Studies Program. My dissertation looked at how countries manage their economic relationships with their security competitors. During the 2023-2024 academic year, I was also a Predoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

Before MIT, I graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Foreign Service and an M.A. in Security Studies.