Crafting U.S. Foreign Policy Towards China Through Congress: An Examination of Arlen Specter & Congressional Delegations to China. Arlen Specter Center Fellowship. Paper 9. 2023. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/ascps_fellowship/9/.
The Bosnian Muslims & the Irish Perspective. The Cupola 557. 2015. https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1634&context=student_scholarship.
“The Great Globalization: The Commercial Revolution in China, India, the Middle East, North Africa & Sub- Saharan Africa from the 12th to the Early 15th Century.” The Concord Review 23, 2. 2013.
The Fulbright Program, Washington, DC September 2024-May 2025
Fulbright U.S. Student to Moldova
Created & conducted a survey & semi-structured interviews in Russian & English on civil society participation in Moldova. Successfully completed an IRB application & the associated approval process.
George Washington University, Washington, DC January 2018-May 2018
Capstone Project: Civic Engagement as a Tool for Deradicalization in Morocco
Co-designed and conducted semi-structured interviews of area studies specialists for a policy option paper that was given to the US Department of State
George Washington University, Washington, DC October 2016-August 2018
Political Science Research Assistant, Sharon Wolchik
Wrote and submitted regular reports on the economic, political, & foreign affairs of the Czech Republic & Slovakia that were consulted for the updating of a textbook. Assisted with the administration of master’s and undergraduate courses on Central & Eastern European politics. Coordinated authors for the textbook.
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA September 2015-August 2016
Political Science Research Assistant, Yasemin Akbaba
Wrote and submitted regular reports on political developments in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, & Saudi Arabia that were consulted for the creation of the professor’s textbook.
National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, DC April 2023-January 2024
Grants Officer, Europe
Academic Conference Presentations
American Political Science Association (APSA) 2023 (D), 2024 (D)
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) 2023 (D), 2025 (D)
Western Political Science Association (WPSA) 2025 (D)
International Studies Association (ISA) 2022
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) 2021
Graduate Conferences, Guest Lectures, & Poster Events
Thomas Jefferson University, Research Fellow Presentation 2021
George Washington University, Intro to Comparative Politics: Transitions to Democracy (Guest Lecture) 2021
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe & Central Asia Conference 2019
US Department of State, Global Engagement Center Research Fair & Exhibition (Poster) 2018
Gettysburg College, The Middle East & The Islamic World: Past, Present, & Future Conference 2015
Educational Outreach Presentations
Free International University of Moldova, A Conversation With Fulbrighters: Promoting Mutual Understanding, 2025
Conducting Field Research, & Teaching English Abroad
American Corner - Ungheni, Moldova, "A Nation of Joiners:" The Role of Civil Society in American Life 2025
Free International University of Moldova, George Washington University: The University & An Introduction to Graduate Education in the US 2024
America House - Balti, Moldova, US Presidential Elections: Our Constitutional Framework 2024
*D - Declined, A - Proposal Accepted
Statistical Programs: Stata, NVivo, R
Languages: French, Russian; Latvian (Est. Intermediate Low)
Complementary Professional Skills: Grant Writing, Grant Management (Certified in 2CFR200), Project Management & Design, Stakeholder Engagement