Research

Research at the intersection of emotion, space, and evidence

I focus on how conflicts ignite, spread, and leave long shadows—using designs that make causal claims testable. A consistent theme is that individual-level experience (fear, memories of harm, perceived exclusion) can shape macro outcomes.

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Thematic threads

Sentiments as drivers of escalation

Fear of violence can increase prejudice, tighten in-group cohesion, and raise support for extremists—effects I study with panel surveys and survey experiments in conflict-prone settings.

Geography, environment, displacement

Spatial conditions shape opportunity and constraint in civil wars; environmental shocks can trigger displacement depending on societal vulnerability.

Methods for hard problems

When standard designs fail, I develop tools: simulations for checking inference, and techniques for causal analysis in spatiotemporal event data.