I joined the Department of Political Science, Philosophy, Religion, and Legal Studies (PPRL) at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in August 2025. Earlier, I taught for two years in Augustana University's Government and International Affairs Department as a visiting assistant professor and for four years at Loyola University Chicago's Political Science Department as a part-time instructor. 

I earned my doctoral degree in global politics and political theory from the Department of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago. My area of expertise lies at the intersection of contemporary moral and political philosophy and migration studies, a research field also known as the ethics of forced displacement (EFD). The EFD focuses primarily on understanding and identifying the ethical duties of political communities toward forcibly displaced people, such as refugees. 

My teaching is primarily centered on international relations and political theory. Since 2018, I have been teaching courses on various topics, including political theory, government, international politics, ancient political thought, global refugees, the United Nations and international organizations, nuclear security and proliferation, international political philosophy, and Middle East politics.