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Employment
George Mason University
Associate Professor, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, August 2016-Present
Director of Graduate Programs, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, June 2020-May 2023.
Assistant Professor, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, August 2009-August 2016,
Associate Professor, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, August 2016-Present
Director of Graduate Programs, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, June 2020-May 2023.
Assistant Professor, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, August 2009-August 2016,
Education
University of Michigan
Ph.D. in Political Science, December 2008
Dissertation: The Political Economy of Property Rights Discrimination
Committee: Robert J. Franzese (Chair), William R. Clark, James D. Morrow, and Katherine Terrell
Harvard University
B.A. magna cum laude in Government, June 1998
Ph.D. in Political Science, December 2008
Dissertation: The Political Economy of Property Rights Discrimination
Committee: Robert J. Franzese (Chair), William R. Clark, James D. Morrow, and Katherine Terrell
Harvard University
B.A. magna cum laude in Government, June 1998
Selected Publications
Books
2016. Elections in Hard Times: Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century (with Irfan Nooruddin). Cambridge University Press and Woodrow Wilson Center Press.
Peer Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
2023. "Why incumbents perpetrate election violence during civil war." (With Irfan Nooruddin). Conflict Management and Peace Science 40(5): 533-553.
2022. "When TED Talks, Does Anyone Listen? A New Data Set on Political Leadership.'" (With Gabriella Lloyd and Irfan Nooruddin). Review of International Organizations 18: 169–199.
2021. “Everyday Democracy Indicators? How the Study of Democracy Illuminates the Value (and Challenges) of Collaborative Methodologies.” PS: Political Science and Politics 54(3): 565-569.
2020. "Democracy Promotion and Conflict: Successes and Continuing Challenges" (with Jennifer R. Dresden and Irfan Nooruddin). Democracy and Autocracy. 18(1): 10-16.
2016. "Instilling Hope for Peace During Intractable Conflicts" (with Adomi Leshem and Yechiel Klar). Social Psychological and Personality Science 7(4): 303-311.
2015. "Vote Choice and Legacies of Violence: Evidence from the 2014 Colombian Presidential Elections.” (with Michael Weintraub and Juan F. Vargas). Research and Politics. April.
2014. "Vertical Inequality, Land Reform, and Insurgency in Colombia." Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy 20(1): 5-31.
2012. "The Effect of Elections on Postconflict Peace and Reconstruction" (with Irfan Nooruddin). Journal of Politics 74(2): 558-570.
2009. "Democracy Under the Gun: Understanding Post-Conflict Economic Recovery" (with Irfan Nooruddin). Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(3): 3--29 (lead article).
Technical Report
2019. "Theories of Democratic Change Phase III: Transitions from Conflict.'" (with Jennifer R. Dresden and Irfan Nooruddin). United States Agency for International Development. Research and Innovation Grants Working Paper Series.
Selected Working Papers
Living in Different Worlds: The Conservative-Liberal Gap in Understanding Democracy” (with Audrey Williams)
“Imagining Democracy: Investigating What Democracy Means to People in Their Everyday Lives” (with Audrey Williams)
Books
2016. Elections in Hard Times: Building Stronger Democracies in the 21st Century (with Irfan Nooruddin). Cambridge University Press and Woodrow Wilson Center Press.
Peer Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
2023. "Why incumbents perpetrate election violence during civil war." (With Irfan Nooruddin). Conflict Management and Peace Science 40(5): 533-553.
2022. "When TED Talks, Does Anyone Listen? A New Data Set on Political Leadership.'" (With Gabriella Lloyd and Irfan Nooruddin). Review of International Organizations 18: 169–199.
2021. “Everyday Democracy Indicators? How the Study of Democracy Illuminates the Value (and Challenges) of Collaborative Methodologies.” PS: Political Science and Politics 54(3): 565-569.
2020. "Democracy Promotion and Conflict: Successes and Continuing Challenges" (with Jennifer R. Dresden and Irfan Nooruddin). Democracy and Autocracy. 18(1): 10-16.
2016. "Instilling Hope for Peace During Intractable Conflicts" (with Adomi Leshem and Yechiel Klar). Social Psychological and Personality Science 7(4): 303-311.
2015. "Vote Choice and Legacies of Violence: Evidence from the 2014 Colombian Presidential Elections.” (with Michael Weintraub and Juan F. Vargas). Research and Politics. April.
2014. "Vertical Inequality, Land Reform, and Insurgency in Colombia." Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy 20(1): 5-31.
2012. "The Effect of Elections on Postconflict Peace and Reconstruction" (with Irfan Nooruddin). Journal of Politics 74(2): 558-570.
2009. "Democracy Under the Gun: Understanding Post-Conflict Economic Recovery" (with Irfan Nooruddin). Journal of Conflict Resolution 53(3): 3--29 (lead article).
Technical Report
2019. "Theories of Democratic Change Phase III: Transitions from Conflict.'" (with Jennifer R. Dresden and Irfan Nooruddin). United States Agency for International Development. Research and Innovation Grants Working Paper Series.
Selected Working Papers
Living in Different Worlds: The Conservative-Liberal Gap in Understanding Democracy” (with Audrey Williams)
“Imagining Democracy: Investigating What Democracy Means to People in Their Everyday Lives” (with Audrey Williams)
Selected Honors and Awards
Theories of Change Phase III: Transitions from Conflict. June 2018. $119,000.
Institute of International Education, Democracy Fellow, January-July 2017.
Varieties of Democracy Institute, Visiting Fellow. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. February 2016.
Institute of International Education, Democracy Fellow, January-July 2017.
Varieties of Democracy Institute, Visiting Fellow. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. February 2016.
Selected Courses Taught
Selected Courses Taught at George Mason University
CONF 811, Social Scientific Research in Conflict Analysis. Doctoral.
CONF 751-752, The Political Economy of Civil War. Graduate. Full-year graduate course with Terrence Lyons.
CONF 340, Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Undergraduate.
CONF 811, Social Scientific Research in Conflict Analysis. Doctoral.
CONF 751-752, The Political Economy of Civil War. Graduate. Full-year graduate course with Terrence Lyons.
CONF 340, Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Undergraduate.
Non-Academic Employment
Institute of International Education, Washington, DC, January-July 2017.
Conflict, Fragility, and Peacebuilding Fellow. Worked in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Bureau of Democratization, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM). Supported the formulation of new methodology for assessing programming opportunities in fragile countries. Piloted new assessment methodology in Zambia. Reviewed USAID statistical models for measuring fragility.
Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University, Washington, DC. Summer 2010.
Consultant. Designed statistical tests to analyze the success of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on surveys and long-form interviews. Worked with a team of two professors from S-CAR and personnel from the Center for Complex Operations (CCO) at the National Defense University (NDU).
United States Agency for International Development. Washington, DC, Summer 2010.
Consultant. Developed indicators for post-war development of political economic institutions and elite commitments to peace. Worked with a team of four professors and personnel from USAID and the Academy for Educational Development (AED). Co-authored a final report and helped plan a "Theories of Change Indicator Development Workshop" in November 2010.
Fellowship of Reconciliation, San Jose de Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia. October 2006.
Consultant. Accompanied members of a peace community returning to their land after ten years of displacement. Delegation presence provided security for the returning families under threat from paramilitary and guerrilla groups for maintaining their neutrality in the armed conflict.
First Manhattan Consulting Group, New York, NY. 1998-2000.
Analyst, Senior Analyst. Analyst on teams of 3-5 people for medium-sized consulting firm specializing in the banking and financial services industries. Analyzed over one million checking and savings accounts for a major Latin American bank. Recommended pricing changes implemented by management resulting in $2 million in added revenue. Co-managed telemarketing campaign. Managed Merger Integration Office for $40 billion merger of two Western regional banks. Developed and implemented merger crisis communication plan with senior management team. Managed secretarial staff. Analyzed efficiency ratio improvement opportunities by line of business and presented recommendations to CEO and CFO of merged bank.
Conflict, Fragility, and Peacebuilding Fellow. Worked in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Bureau of Democratization, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM). Supported the formulation of new methodology for assessing programming opportunities in fragile countries. Piloted new assessment methodology in Zambia. Reviewed USAID statistical models for measuring fragility.
Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University, Washington, DC. Summer 2010.
Consultant. Designed statistical tests to analyze the success of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on surveys and long-form interviews. Worked with a team of two professors from S-CAR and personnel from the Center for Complex Operations (CCO) at the National Defense University (NDU).
United States Agency for International Development. Washington, DC, Summer 2010.
Consultant. Developed indicators for post-war development of political economic institutions and elite commitments to peace. Worked with a team of four professors and personnel from USAID and the Academy for Educational Development (AED). Co-authored a final report and helped plan a "Theories of Change Indicator Development Workshop" in November 2010.
Fellowship of Reconciliation, San Jose de Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia. October 2006.
Consultant. Accompanied members of a peace community returning to their land after ten years of displacement. Delegation presence provided security for the returning families under threat from paramilitary and guerrilla groups for maintaining their neutrality in the armed conflict.
First Manhattan Consulting Group, New York, NY. 1998-2000.
Analyst, Senior Analyst. Analyst on teams of 3-5 people for medium-sized consulting firm specializing in the banking and financial services industries. Analyzed over one million checking and savings accounts for a major Latin American bank. Recommended pricing changes implemented by management resulting in $2 million in added revenue. Co-managed telemarketing campaign. Managed Merger Integration Office for $40 billion merger of two Western regional banks. Developed and implemented merger crisis communication plan with senior management team. Managed secretarial staff. Analyzed efficiency ratio improvement opportunities by line of business and presented recommendations to CEO and CFO of merged bank.
