I am an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University. I received my PhD from UCLA and previously held positions at the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs (Texas A&M University), Colgate University, and the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. My work has appeared in, among others, International Studies Perspectives, Journal of Global Security Studies, International Interactions, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Armed Forces and Society and Foreign Affairs online. I am interested in a variety of issues related to international security, foreign policy, and civil-military relations, much of it with a regional focus on East Asia. My work has been supported by the George Marshall Foundation and the Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation.