Areas of Expertise
Peace and conflict studies, children and youth, international politics/relations, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. political communication presidency, interdisciplinary social and cultural studies

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
American Exceptionalism and U.S. Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy at the End of the Cold War (Palgrave 2001); 'Youth as Social and Political Agents: Issues in Post-Settlement Peace Building', Kroc Institute, Occasional Paper 21:OP:2, December 2001, available online: http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/; 'Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation', Peace Review, 13:1, March 2001; 'Communities and Peace: Catholic Youth in Northern Ireland', Journal of Peace Research, vol. 1, 2000; Book Review: American Review of Politics, A Road Map to War, Territorial Dimensions of International Conflict. Edited by Paul F. Diehl. (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1999.; numerous conference papers and invited talks

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Assistant professor of political science and coordinator of peace and conflict studies

Education/Degrees
Ph.D. University of Cambridge; M. Phil. International Relations, University of Cambridge;B.A. Joint Hons. Politics and English Literature (First Class), The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland; Diploma in Journalism (With Distinction), College of Business Studies, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Professional Experience
2001-03 Butler University, Visiting Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies; 2000-01 Acting Director of Undergraduate Studies and Visiting Fellow, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame; 1999-2000, Visiting Fellow, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame; 1996-99 Lecturer in Political Science and Change and Tradition, Butler University