I am the Director of Forums and Research Initiatives with the Global Research Institute (GRI) at William & Mary. In this role I provide intellectual leadership to a variety of applied research programs and lead the conceptual development and coordination of convenings that integrate academic and policy audiences. My portfolio includes stewardship of the annual Gates Forums on pressing challenges in U.S. national security.

By training, I am a diplomatic historian with concentrations in nuclear and Cold War international history. I am currently completing a book manuscript on the international history of regional nuclear-weapon-free zones. I have published numerous peer-reviewed articles in top-ranked journals, such as Diplomatic History, Cold War History, Diplomacy & Statecraft, The American Historical Review, and The International History Review, amongst others. My policy analysis and commentary have been featured with CNN en Español, Newsweek, BBC Mundo, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Arms Control Today, Lawfare, Americas Quarterly, and more.

I previously served as a MacArthur Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University, where I remain an affiliate. I also served as a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT. I hold a Ph.D. in history from The George Washington University, master’s degrees in international and world history from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and a B.A. (hons.) in history from NYU.

A California native, I currently reside in Williamsburg, VA.