Research

I study international security, information signaling, international organizations, public opinion, and conflict management. My work uses survey experiments, text analysis, and formal modeling.

Research

Current work

Working papers

Working paper

UN Speech Provokes Rebel Violence by Closing the Window of Opportunity

Working paper

The Negative-Surprise Effect: Allies’ Position and American Public Support for Foreign Policy

Working paper

Foreign Policy, Domestic Support, and Optimal Institutional Design: A Formal Model

Work in progress

Maximum Difference Scaling to Measure the Order of Preferences: An Application to the Study of International Status

With Yusaku Horiuchi and Kelly Matush

Work in progress

Retaliatory Trade War and Public Support

With Sean Ehrlich

Work in progress

Framing Threats to International Peace and Security: What Does the U.S. Say at the UNSC?

With Olga Gasparyan

Work in progress

Working papers

UN Speech Provokes Rebel Violence by Closing the Window of Opportunity

The Negative-Surprise Effect: Allies’ Position and American Public Support for Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy, Domestic Support, and Optimal Institutional Design: A Formal Model

Maximum Difference Scaling to Measure the Order of Preferences: An Application to the Study of International Status

Retaliatory Trade War and Public Support

Framing Threats to International Peace and Security: What Does the U.S. Say at the UNSC?

When Is the UNSC Responsive to a Conflict? The Role of Conflict Severity and Spillover Effects