Contact Information
1054 Natural History Building
1301 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
1301 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Advisor: Dr. Brian Jefferson
Research Interests
My research lies at the intersection of political geography, political economy, and the transformative roles of science, technology, and engineering in shaping state restructuring and sovereignty. I examine how technological advancements, particularly nuclear technology, have historically and contemporarily redefined geopolitical boundaries, state power, and global security dynamics.
Grants
- Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Fellowship | 2023-2027
- Schlesinger Travel Grant | 2024
- AAG Council Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper | 2024
- AAG Student Travel Grant | 2024
Awards and Honors
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent | Fall 2023, Fall 2024
- Third Place Graduate Student Poster, West Lakes, American Association of Geographers | 2023
- Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, West Lakes, American Association of Geographers | 2024
Courses Taught
Instructor
- GGIS/ESE 210 Social & Environmental Issues | Summer 2024
- GGIS/GLBL 221 Geographies of Global Conflict | Fall 2024
- GGIS 204 Cities of the World | Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant
- GGIS/GLBL 221 Geographies of Global Conflict | Fall 2023
- GGIS/ESE 379 Intro to GIS | Spring 2024
Mentorship
- Graduate Academy for College Teaching for New Graduate Students | Fall 2024, Spring 2025
- Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program | 2024-2025
Professional
- Conference Assistant, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting | 2024
- Member, Arrangements Committee, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting | 2025
- Member, Ethics Council, Korea-America Association for Geospatial and Environmental Sciences | 2024-2025
- Treasurer, Geography Graduate Student Association, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2023-2024
- President, Geography Graduate Student Association, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2024-2025
Additional Campus Affiliations
- Graduate Student, The Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security
- Graduate Student, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory