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I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Previously, I have held pre- and post-doctoral research positions at Stanford University, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Harvard University. I received a Ph.D. degree in Political Science from UCLA.

My research interests straddle comparative politics and international relations, and encompass issues related to political violence, ethnicity, environmental scarcity, state capacity and historical legacies. My research has received recognition and support from multiple sources, which include the Global Religion Research Initiative at the University of Notre Dame, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) at the University of California, San Diego, the UCLA International Institute and the US Department of Defense Minerva Initiative.

 

Background image: Ratio of actual to predicted percentage area lit by lights at night in 2000. Red represents the highest and blue the lowest, with the other colors of the spectrum falling in between.

Header Image: “The Relief of Lucknow, November 1857,” during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.