Greetings. 

I am an Associate Professor in the Intelligence Analysis (IA) program and Director of Cyber Intelligence Graduate Certificate Program at James Madison University, editorial board member of the journal of International Interactions, and the former Chair of the Department of Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University. 

I received a Ph.D. in Security Studies from Kansas State University in May 2011, an M.A. in Political Science from Kansas State University in 2007 and B.As in History and Political Science from Cameron University in 2003 (Summa Cum Laude). 

My research focuses on international/domestic terrorism, military interventions, African conflict, intelligence theory & application, and a range of conflict processes. I use quantitative and qualitative methods to develop and test new theoretical insights on these themes. 

My scholarly work has appeared in journals such as Journal of Conflict Resolution, Social Science Quarterly, Women & Criminal Justice. Terrorism and Political Violence, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. I have several other projects under review. I am currently working on research related to African terrorist groups, Cyber attacks on African states. private military contractors on the African continent, and a textbook on intelligence analysis.