Currently I am a PhD. student in the political science department at the University of Connecticut. My primary research foci are international social movements and the use of new and alternative media technologies in modern conflicts.
Current Working Papers
Towards Responsible Political ResearchDo the Onsets of Ethnic and Revolutionary Civil Conflicts Have the Same Causes?
Blasts from the Past
The Start of My Next AdventureVirtual Community Development (thesis)
The Answer You've All Been Looking For (Freshman English paper)
The Time to Watch is Now: How New Technologies Have Made Media Reformation Realistic
Peripheral interests include food security, international human rights, and sustainable forms of development.
I'm committed to participatory forms of research as a way of generating knowledge not only for the academy, but also for the populations I do research with. As academic citizens we should be committed not only to expanding the existing body of scientific knowledge, but also to encouraging other people to engage in political and scientific endeavors through our work.
Rather than extracting information for the academic community, I strive through participatory and open source research methods to generate knowledge for all participants involved.