I am an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University. My research lies at the intersection of global security, conflict and peace studies, and international political economy, with a regional specialisation in Latin America. It examines how world order, state formation, and uneven development shape conflict and peacebuilding, with particular attention to class, gender, and race. 

Methodologically, I combine archival research, interviews, ethnography, and participatory action research (PAR) to study the political economy of war and peace from the ground up. I have conducted significant research in conflict-affected areas of Colombia, and my fieldwork engages former insurgents, politicians, military and police officers, business and labour leaders, and government officials. My research has appeared in Review of International Studies and Small Wars & Insurgencies, and I have a book proposal under review at Manchester University Press. 

I am a passionate teacher and communicator. I have experience teaching across a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, such as global security, political and IR theory, research methods, international political economy, war and peace, and political engagement, protest, and resistance. I am also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

I have shared my research through television, radio, newspapers, podcasts, and magazines. I am also Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), where I am responsible for organising workshops, seminars, and lectures aimed at connecting critical research with wider social debates.