Research
Substantively, my research revolves around three questions. First, how do leaders obtain personal reputations––such as reputations for resolve––and what impact do these leader-specific reputations have on international security? Second, how does military service shape elite foreign policy preferences and political behavior? Third, how do elites shape US public opinion towards the military and the use of force? Across these research programs, I employ a multi-methods approach, including experimental, quantitative, and qualitative research methods, based on the needs of each project’s particular research question. Yet, I maintain a special interest in the use of experimental methods in IR.
