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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Research terrorism and irregular warfare with a focus on jihadist insurgencies and the asymmetric activities of Russia, China, and Iran.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Research terrorism and irregular warfare with a focus on jihadist insurgencies and the asymmetric activities of Russia, China, and Iran.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Research terrorism and irregular warfare with a focus on jihadist insurgencies and the hybrid activities of Russia, China, and Iran.

Wrote an internal methodological paper focused on studying protracted, asymmetric, ethnonationalist conflicts. Designed a negotiation simulation to teach students and mid-level professionals tri-sector negotiation skills.

Khost Province, Afghanistan

Managed a 23-person field office, including three direct reports, in providing 52 humanitarian NGOs in Khost, Paktia, Paktika, and Ghazni provinces and the regional United Nations office with conflict, political, and security analysis.I authored 267 written products focused on security threats to humanitarian organizations, including incident reports.

Kabul, Afghanistan

I served as technical lead for the Whole of Afghanistan Assessment 2020, a statistically representative survey of humanitarian needs in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, from the end of data collection through the drafting of final outputs, serving as main author of the final report. I wrangled, analyzed, and visualized a 16,057-observation, 641-variable.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Redesigned the MPP Core Curriculum's Fundamentals of Negotiation Analysis course, adapting it for online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Built flexible information-management systems to coordinate and deliver weekly lectures and simulations for 248 students under the conditions of uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic.Hired and.

Cambridge, Massachussets

Collaborated with three other Fundamentals of Negotiation Analysis coaches to manage the human, material, and information flows required to administer 40-60 simultaneous negotiation simulations for 243 first-year students in the Kennedy School's Fundamentals of Negotiation Analysis course. I used Python to clean and visualize simulation results with an.

Kampala, Uganda

My main task was writing and editing promotional materials for Potential Energy, a small NGO devoted to market-driven uptake of clean cookstove use in Uganda. I wrote Potential Energy's monthly newsletter and edited the organization's annual reports from 2018-2020, contributing to resolving a backlog that had existed for years due to low staff capacity. I.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Taught the basics of computer programming to more than 300 incoming, current, and graduating students using Slack and Zoom.

Greater New York City Area

Taught Algebra and Social Studies to refugees and asylees 10-18 years old in both English and Spanish.Adapted to teaching groups with diverse linguistic backgrounds and experience with formal education systems by structuring class time to empower students to teach one another and using technology to communicate with students with limited English skills.

Greater New York City Area

Wrote the autobiography of the former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Trade under President Carter.

New York, United States

Wrote more than 200 SAT questions and explanations, earning an acknowledgement in the line of workbooks.

Greater New York City Area

Developed reframing techniques to help ~300 low-income students in public schools and non-profit educational programs overcome unique challenges arising from cultural differences. Presented to audiences of 20-300 people regarding college admissions and financial aid and signed up more than 70 percent of attendees to receive more information on TPR.

Master Of Public Policy - Mpp, International And Global Affairs

Concentration in Science & Technology and Security Certificate in Management, Leadership, and Decision Science

Non-Degree

Quantitative Coursework: Micro Economics, Statistics

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Ultimate Frisbee Team

Education record

Activities and Societies: Speech and Debate Team, Cross Country and Track Teams