Current Research Priorities

  • A sticker with a radiation warning symbol and the words 'Radioactive Shelter' hanging on a brick wall.

    NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT

    Understanding and explaining the impacts of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) to faciliate international cooperation and de-escalatory policy decisions

  • Close-up of a computer motherboard with various electronic components in a dark, monochrome tone.

    EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

    Examining the policy implications of new and emerging technologies (ex: artificial intelligence, blockchain, alternative energy) and their impacts on international relations

  • Close-up of water droplets falling into a dark, reflective water surface, creating ripples.

    IMPACT EVALUATION

    Evaluating the extent to which policy decisions and implementations affect economic mobility and cooperation to advise on cost-effective interventions

Additional Research Interests

  • Terrorism/Counterterrorism

  • Insurgent Mobilization Methodology

  • Great Power Conflict

  • Theravadan Buddhism

  • Thailand

  • China

  • Soft Power Competition

  • Stress Management and Emotional Well-being

  • Foster Youth Mental Health

Interested in my work in any of these? Please reach out and I’d be happy to share

Faculty/Research Mentors

Notable Publications and Conference

  • Ezimora, Ifunanya, Tylia Lundberg, Dylan Miars, Jeruel Trujeque, Ashley Papias, Margareth V Del Cid, Johanna B Folk, and Marina Tolou-Shams. “Reflections of Foster Youth Engaging in the Co-Design of Digital Mental Health Technology: Duoethnography Study.” JMIR Formative Research 9 (January 20, 2025): e53231. https://doi.org/10.2196/53231.

  • Philosophy, Politics and Economics Society Annual Meeting, conference paper, “Rawls on Majority Rule: A Case Study of Majority Rule as a Non-Primitive Notion”, New Orleans, LA, 2020

  • Council on Thai Studies, conference paper “Sur Leung vs Sur Dang: How Shirt Colors Demonstrates Thailand’s Sentiment for Feudalism”, UW-Madison, 2019

  • Influence, Investments, & Independence: On Developments in Strategic Competition in U.S.-Thai Relations Amidst Chinese Economic Outreach

  • Tending to a Tattered Cloth: On the Recruitment Methodology of Radical Theravadan Buddhist Sects

Publication in Progress