Welcome!

I am a PhD student in Political Science at Brown University. My research examines the clandestine dimensions of trade and security — including illicit resource markets, sanctions evasion, and political violence. I am broadly interested in how formal and informal institutions produce order in illicit economies, structure violence, and mediate relationships between states and nonstate criminal actors.

My work is informed by six years of fieldwork in Cambodia and Myanmar, where I collaborated with local researchers and civil society organizations. I have advanced proficiency in Khmer and am currently studying Mandarin.

Education

• Current PhD student, Department of Political Science, Brown University
• MA in Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame (Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies)
• BA in Sociology and Peace and Conflict Studies, Goshen College