Education
Doctor of Philosophy: Political Science
| 2021 - May 2026 (Expected)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Directory)
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Masters of Research: Security, Conflict & Human Rights
| 2019
University of Exeter
Exeter, Devon (UK)
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology
| 2017
Minors: National Security, Political Science, Global Studies & English
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Associate of Arts: General Studies
| 2014
Southeast Community College
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Selected Specialized Training
Maximum Likelihood Estimation I: Generalized Linear Models
Empirical Implications for Theoretical Methods (EITM) Certificate
| Jun 2025 — Certificate Expected Oct 2025
Certifies a minimum of an A- letter-grade in ~three credit hours of graduate coursework (Website: Eligibility Criteria) at the Inter-university Consortium of Political Science Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods (Website: General Sessions).
*I also received an EITM tuition scholarship to attend ICPSR! Search my name on this page among my amazing colleagues.
Maximum Likelihood Estimation II: Modeling Space & Time
Empirical Implications for Theoretical Methods (EITM) Certificate
| Jul 2025 — Certificate Expected Oct 2025
Certifies a minimum of an A- letter-grade in ~three credit hours of graduate coursework at the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods.
Additional Training:
| ICPSR 2025
Measurement & Scaling: Factor analyses in 2- vs. 3-dimensions
Causal Inference: True experiments & Quasi-experiments
Structural Equation Modelling
Introduction to Baysian Methods
Foresight Analysis
Pherson Certificate
| Jul 2022
The course, taken in Treviso, Italy, provided an intelligence method for thinking critically in a structured way about a future problem in a qualitative manner.
Selected Work Experience
Policy Support & Research Assistant
Catalyst Public Affairs (Website: Services)
| Jan-May 2024
Research Grant Support
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Buffett Cancer Center
Community Outreach & Engagement Office
| 3-9/2020
Supported writing new grant section to create and fund this office.
Program Administrator
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health
| 12/2019-3/2020
Program Coordinator
State of Nebraska
Department of Administrative Services
| 09/2017-08/2018
[DC] Summer Intern
US Department of State, Diplomatic Security
Victims’ Resource Advocacy Program (VRAP)
| 2016
Descriptive article of VRAP’s purpose by my supervisor, Kayla J. Hall-Morgan.
Detasseler (*Manual)
Glock Detasseling
| Summers 2006-2013, 2017
Software Toolkit
SPSS: Advanced, Since 2015
R: Beginner, Since Jan 2025 + ICPSR Training (June & July)
Stata: Beginner/Intermediate, Since Jan 2025
LaTeX: Beginner, Since April 2025 + ICPSR Training (June)