► Short CV
 

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Duisburg-Essen. I am currently working on a DFG-funded project focusing on China and the transformation of the political order in Sub-Saharan Africa. My doctoral research focuses on civil conflicts, with a particular emphasis on external intervention and third-party mediation. My projects largely rely on quantitative methods to investigate both civil conflict processes and interactions between domestic and external actors during these conflicts. Specifically, my research explores the impact of elite power competition on state behavior during civil conflicts in an authoritarian context. I received a B.A. in international relations from the College of William & Mary and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.

► DFG project: China and the Transformation of Political Order in Africa