I am an assistant professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University. My research explores the impact of technology on international politics since 1945 with a specific focus on space, nuclear, and information systems. 

My first book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative, is an international history of intensifying military space competition in the final two decades of the Cold War. The digital version of the book can be downloaded here. My second book, Wiring an Empire: Information Networks and U.S. Global Power in the Cold War, is under advance contract with MIT Press. My other work has been published in International Security, Foreign Affairs, Diplomacy & Statecraft, Intelligence and National Security, and the Journal of Strategic Studies (among others).

I received my PhD in history of science from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to my doctoral studies, I served in the United States Air Force.