State University of New York at Albany
History
Doctorate

State University of New York at Albany
History
Master’s Degree

Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Comparative Literature
Bachelor’s Degree

University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
DIS Program

Research Associate
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government | Applied History Project. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs |
Other current affiliations: Contemporary History Working Group,
Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia and Editor, Journal of Applied History (Brill).

Ernest May Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History and Policy
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, International Security Program |
(Ph.D. earned May 2019).

Naval Postgraduate School |
Senior Research Analyst, Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, National Security Affairs
Department, Monterey, California. Position included research on counterinsurgency, history, and military history of Afghanistan, insurgent propaganda, and information operations topics relevant to Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan. Central effort was development of an analytical template for assessing insurgent propaganda for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Center of Excellence, Central Command, Department of Defense.

Senior Intelligence Analyst
United States Army Reserve |
Senior Intelligence Analyst, Asian Studies Detachment, Zama, Japan.
Prior assignment:
Southeast Asia Intelligence Analyst, United States Special Operations Command Pacific
(SOCPAC), Camp H. M. Smith, Honolulu, Hawai’i. Current security clearance: TS w/SCI, held since 2006. Position conducted as a member of the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Program. Current rank: Major (O-4).