I am an LA area based political scientist and policy specialist of southeast European and international affairs with a PhD from York University in Toronto.
My career background is a blend of global academic and policy engagement. I have worked as a scholar, policy analyst, consultant, researcher, and writer in both North America and Europe. I am also the author of two books, “Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans” (Hurst Publishers and Oxford University Press, 2018) and “The Bosniaks: Nationhood After Genocide” (Hurst Publishers and Oxford University Press, 2023).
Presently, I host the Balkanomnicon international affairs podcast, a joint production with Odgovor, and am an Advisory Council member of the Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations. I also create educational tools like Dejton, a free-to-play political reform simulator.
For other professional associations please visit my LinkedIn profile.