My main research interests are focused on decision-making about war and conflict, intelligence, and insurgency. My work on decision-making has focused on the role of emotion in leaders’ wartime decisions about strategy, the use of WMDs, and war termination. My work on insurgency and intelligence is currently informed, to a large degree, by archival materials related to participants in the World War II-era French resistance. I also have interests in public opinion research and just war theory. I have published articles in Political Psychology, International Organization, Foreign Policy Analysis, Security Studies, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and other journals.As Director and P/I of the Central Florida Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence I lead a consortium that provides academic programs and professional skills training for students interested in careers in the US Intelligence Community. The ICCAE is funded by a multi-year grant from the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence. https://sciences.ucf.edu/politics/iccae/ As graduate coordinator and PhD program director I lead one of a small number of PhD programs in Security Studies. https://sciences.ucf.edu/politics/graduate/security-studies-ph-d/