Education
PhD, American Studies. Universität Heidelberg [in progress]
MA, International Affairs. Columbia University. 2014
BA, Astrophysics. Cornell University. 2007
MA, International Affairs. Columbia University. 2014
BA, Astrophysics. Cornell University. 2007
Peer-Reviewed Articles
"Blitzkrieg Reconsidered? Assessing the Importance of Morale and Unit Cohesion in the 2008 Russia-Georgia War." Defence Studies, Vol 15/3, October 2015
"Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Strategy in Modern War." Military Review, Jan-Feb 2012
"Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Strategy in Modern War." Military Review, Jan-Feb 2012
Conference Presentations
"Being Human After War: Veteran Writers and the Pubic Sphere." Invited panelist with Liam Corey, Hilarly Lithgow, and Roy Scranton, Modern Language Association Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, 9-12 January 2020.
"Marvel's Black Panther and the Metonymic War Veteran in American Culture." Presented at the German Association for American Studies Annual Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 13-15 June 2019.
“Authority, Authenticity, and the American War Novel.” Presented at the Historical Fictions Research Conference, Manchester, England, 21-22 February 2019.
“The Influence of the Shift to an All-Volunteer Force on American War Fiction.” Presented at the War, Literature and the Arts Conference, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 20-21 September 2018.
"Marvel's Black Panther and the Metonymic War Veteran in American Culture." Presented at the German Association for American Studies Annual Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 13-15 June 2019.
“Authority, Authenticity, and the American War Novel.” Presented at the Historical Fictions Research Conference, Manchester, England, 21-22 February 2019.
“The Influence of the Shift to an All-Volunteer Force on American War Fiction.” Presented at the War, Literature and the Arts Conference, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 20-21 September 2018.
Book Reviews
2019 in Books: Come for the Novels, Stay for the Dinosaurs. Review essay for the Heidelberg Center of American Studies Graduate Blog.
Desert Mementos: Stories of Iraq and Nevada, by Caleb S. Cage. Michigan War Studies Review, 2019-063, July 2019
Military Service and American Democracy: From WWII to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, by William A. Taylor. Michigan War Studies Review, 2018-098, November 2018
The Invisible Wounds of War, by Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard. Joint Forces Quarterly 79, October 2015
Ghost Fleet, by PW Singer and August Cole. The Huffington Post, 7/6/2015
The Guns of August, by Barbara Tuchman. Words After War, 10/16/2014
Desert Mementos: Stories of Iraq and Nevada, by Caleb S. Cage. Michigan War Studies Review, 2019-063, July 2019
Military Service and American Democracy: From WWII to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, by William A. Taylor. Michigan War Studies Review, 2018-098, November 2018
The Invisible Wounds of War, by Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard. Joint Forces Quarterly 79, October 2015
Ghost Fleet, by PW Singer and August Cole. The Huffington Post, 7/6/2015
The Guns of August, by Barbara Tuchman. Words After War, 10/16/2014
Selected Essays, Articles, and Commentary
"Remembering and Forgetting the Great War in Germany." U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, 8/28/2018
"The Unvarnished Tyrant: American Soldiers and the Final Months of Saddam." War on the Rocks, 7/21/2017
"A Brief History of Military-to-Civilian Conversions in the Department of Defense, 1965-2015." Institute for Defense Analyses, 7/2017
"Beyond Finding the Enemy: Embracing Sociocultural Intelligence in Stability Operations." Small Wars Journal, 7/14/2015
"Through A New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship." Atlantic Council, 6/9/2015 (Co-Author)
"Geography, Demographics, and Strategy - A Blessing or a Curse?" War Council, 7/31/2014
"The Fear of Looking Weak in International Politics." Journal of International Affairs, 3/25/2014
"Building Bridges Between the Military and Universities." The New York Times, 3/7/2014
"Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor." The Daily Beast, 8/31/2013
"The Dangers of a Sensationalist Portrayal of Veterans." The New York Times, 8/6/2013
"Afghanistan's Opium Economy: Incentives, Insurgency, and International Demand." Journal of International Affairs, 12/5/2012
"The Unvarnished Tyrant: American Soldiers and the Final Months of Saddam." War on the Rocks, 7/21/2017
"A Brief History of Military-to-Civilian Conversions in the Department of Defense, 1965-2015." Institute for Defense Analyses, 7/2017
"Beyond Finding the Enemy: Embracing Sociocultural Intelligence in Stability Operations." Small Wars Journal, 7/14/2015
"Through A New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship." Atlantic Council, 6/9/2015 (Co-Author)
"Geography, Demographics, and Strategy - A Blessing or a Curse?" War Council, 7/31/2014
"The Fear of Looking Weak in International Politics." Journal of International Affairs, 3/25/2014
"Building Bridges Between the Military and Universities." The New York Times, 3/7/2014
"Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor." The Daily Beast, 8/31/2013
"The Dangers of a Sensationalist Portrayal of Veterans." The New York Times, 8/6/2013
"Afghanistan's Opium Economy: Incentives, Insurgency, and International Demand." Journal of International Affairs, 12/5/2012
Fiction and Creative Essays
"Different Kinds of Infinity," a short story in The Road Ahead: Fiction from the Forever War (Pegasus Books), 2017
"Mortars and Cakes," a personal essay in Drunken Boat 24, December 2016
"Our Own Great Illusion," a short story for Words After War, 2/18/2015
"The Other Side of the Door," a short story in Collier's Magazine, May 2014
"Mortars and Cakes," a personal essay in Drunken Boat 24, December 2016
"Our Own Great Illusion," a short story for Words After War, 2/18/2015
"The Other Side of the Door," a short story in Collier's Magazine, May 2014
Other Media and Appearances
Book Event: The Road Ahead (with Adrian Bonenberger, Kristen L. Rouse, Kayla Williams, and TM Gibbons-Neff)
Politics and Prose, Washington DC, 1/28/2017
"The US and Germany: Rivalry is cool, too." Interview with Deutsche Welle, 6/10/2015
"When Vets Come Home: 5 Things You Should Say (and 5 Things You Shouldn't)" by Feifei Sun. NationSwell, 4/7/2014 (quoted)
"Veterans' Disability, PTSD, and Postwar Adjustment." Panel, American Enterprise Institute, 3/13/2014
"Veterans Reflect on Military Service Through Creative Writing." Panel, Fairfield University, 11/11/2013
"Retiring the Vietnam-Vet Stereotype," by Sally Satel and Richard McNally. The Atlantic, 11/11/2013 (quoted)
"The Traces of War Remain (German)," by Kristina Sandig. Profile in Die Amberger Zeitung, 7/28/2012
Politics and Prose, Washington DC, 1/28/2017
"The US and Germany: Rivalry is cool, too." Interview with Deutsche Welle, 6/10/2015
"When Vets Come Home: 5 Things You Should Say (and 5 Things You Shouldn't)" by Feifei Sun. NationSwell, 4/7/2014 (quoted)
"Veterans' Disability, PTSD, and Postwar Adjustment." Panel, American Enterprise Institute, 3/13/2014
"Veterans Reflect on Military Service Through Creative Writing." Panel, Fairfield University, 11/11/2013
"Retiring the Vietnam-Vet Stereotype," by Sally Satel and Richard McNally. The Atlantic, 11/11/2013 (quoted)
"The Traces of War Remain (German)," by Kristina Sandig. Profile in Die Amberger Zeitung, 7/28/2012
