Conflict, peace, and societies recovering from violence.
I study how people understand conflict, why violence persists, and how communities define and
pursue peace, with a regional focus on Africa.
Public Diplomacy
My experience in public diplomacy brings a practitioner’s perspective to my research and teaching, grounded in years of work with international leaders, institutions, and civil society organizations.
About
Scholarship grounded in local experience.
I am a political scientist and Ph.D. candidate at The Ohio State University, expecting to graduate in December 2026. I study how communities understand conflict, navigate bargaining, and define peace, with a focus on Nigeria. As an international relations scholar, I use comparative methods to examine why conflict persists and how peace is built.
My teaching includes courses in international relations and comparative politics. I bring eight years of experience in public diplomacy and the NGO sector to my teaching, connecting political analysis with the practical work of engaging communities and institutions.
“Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs, preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough come, you can work together”
– Collin Powell