I am a fourth year student in the political science Phd program at Duke. My research interests include theories of international conflict, the role of borders in territorial conflict, territorial salience, reconceptualizing border salience, border security, visa, asylum ,and immigration policies, transnational actors and soft security threats, globalization dynamics, cross-border human mobility, as well as issues of elite framing and public opinion.
My dissertation focuses on the international and domestic conditions under which states engage in border closure. Broadly speaking, the project places itself in the fault line between expectations of globalization on the one hand, and on the other, security studies. My larger research agenda is concerned with how states respond to new security threats accruing from cross-border human mobility. The toolbar on the right provides a link to an overview of my dissertation project. Those interested in my full prospectus may email me at na15@duke.edu.
My methodological understanding is analogous to a carpenter's toolbox: as the statement on my philosophy of research indicates, I combine empirical methods, the logic of formal theory, and case studies. The link to my research statement provides more information about my philosopy. Additionally, you can find information about my working projects under my research link and about my teaching experience and philosophy under the related links.
