A Short Biography

I'm originally from West Texas, but I've traveled a fair bit--studying abroad in Australia, Germany, and the UK. I've visited eastern Europe, camped in southern Africa, and taught English in Korea. My interest in international relations began with a love of traveling abroad.

I'm a part-time glass artist, a part-time technical writer/editor, and a full-time Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Washington.

I hold an M.A. in Political Science from the UW, an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a B.A. in English with a specialization in Technical Communication from Texas Tech University.

Teaching

I'm currently a grader for POL S 450.

Classroom Experience
I have TAed for several courses in the Political Science department. To learn more about my classroom experience as a TA, Reader, and Grader, please click here.

Philosophy and Methods
To learn more about my teaching philosophy, please click here.

Potential Courses
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Research

I took field exams in international relations, political communication, and social science methodology. To find out more on my current and past research, click here.

Current Research Interests
My research interests are in the politics of global health, donor characteristics and foreign aid, media coverage of science and health, and the interaction between media coverage and foreign policy.

Current Research
My dissertation explores global health financing--particularly why actors delegate development assitance for health through multilateral channels.

Past Research
My MPhil thesis explores anti-Americanism in the British Press through different issue frames. My MA thesis examines the language the language of US troop withdrawal, as discussed in The New York Times and the Congressional Record in 2007.