I am a second year PhD student in the Department of Government with a focus on international relations, techNology, and conflict. My research focuses on how techNological advancement impacts traditional international relations theories and provides new opportunities to test conventional hypotheses. This includes threat perception and assessment, coercive diplomacy, and the roll of the media and public opinion in national security. Prior to beginning my PhD, I was was a research associate for national security at the Council on Foreign Relations. I received my BA in International Relations from New York University in 2014.