• Ph.D. in Political Science at Harvard University
• M.A. in Political Science at Harvard University
• B.S. in Political Science at University of Chicago

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PUBLICATIONS

Forthcoming "Delivering the Goods: Legislative Particularism in Different Electoral and Institutional Settings" (with Scott Ashworth). Journal of Politics.

Forthcoming "Legal Institutions and Informal Networks" (with Matthew Stephenson). Journal of Theoretical Politics.

Forthcoming "Monotone Comparative Statics for Models of Politics" (with Scott Ashworth). American Journal of Political Science.

2005 "The Quality of Terror." American Journal of Political Science 49(3):515-530.

2005 "The Terrorist Endgame: A Model with Moral Hazard and Learning." Journal of Conflict Resolution 49(2):237-258.

2005 "Conciliation, Counterterrorism, and Patterns of Terrorist Violence." International Organization 59(1):145-176.

2002 "Informative Precedent and Intra-Judicial Communication" (with Matthew Stephenson). American Political Science Review 96(4).

2002 "The Binds that Tie: Creating a Virtuous Cycle of Commitment through Communal Expectations." CCAR Journal: A Reform Jewish Quarterly Winter: 93-103.

2000 "Strategic and Non-Policy Voting: A Coalitional Analysis of Israeli Electoral Reform." Comparative Politics 33(1):63-80.

WORKING PAPERS AND CURRENT PROJECTS

"The Quality of Terror." Paper presented at the Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC San Diego and the 2003 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association.

"Conciliation, Commitment, and Counter-Terrorism: A Formal Model." Paper presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of the International Studies Association under the title "An Adverse Selection Model of Terrorism."

"Conciliation, Counter-Terrorism, and Patterns of Terrorist Violence: A Comparative Study of Four Cases." Paper presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association.

"Legal Institutions and the Structure of Informal Networks" (with Matthew Stephenson). John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business Discussion Paper No. 419.

"Incumbency Advantages, Constituency Service, and Electoral Systems" (with Scott Ashworth). Paper presented (by co-author) at the 2003 Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society.

"Less than the Sum of its Parts: Monitoring Legislative Teamwork in Multi-Member Districts." Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association and the NYU Department of Political Science Research Seminar.

"A Formal Model of Public Versus Private Provision of Airport Security."

"The Propaganda of the Deed: Terror as a Tool for Mobilization" (with E. Dickson).

"Party Organization" (with Scott Ashworth).

"Constituency Service" (with Scott Ashworth).

"The Incumbency Advantage" (with Scott Ashworth).

GRANTS & AWARDS

• Weidenbaum Center (Washington University) Small Research Grant, 2003-2004
• Center for American Political Studies (Harvard University) Seed Grant, 2002
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1998-2001
• Samuel Beer Graduate Fellow of Political Science, 1998-2002
• Derek Bok Certificate of Distinction for Excellence in Teaching, 2000
• Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Fellowship, 1998-2000
• Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences Math Fellowship, 2000
• Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship of Leadership and Democracy, 1996-1997
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1996
• University of Chicago Student Marshal, 1995-1996

CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS

• 2005 Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Political Economy Seminar
• 2005 Harvard University and MIT, Positive Political Theory Seminar
• 2005 Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center, Workshop on Human Behavioral Modeling
• 2004 UC Berkeley, Positive Political Theory Seminar
• 2004 Tel Aviv University, Workshop on Rethinking Global Terrorism: New Directions and New Approaches
• 2004 Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Collective Choice Seminar
• 2004 Center for International Studies, University of Southern California, Conference on the Political Economy of International Terrorism
• 2004 Princeton University Political Economy Workshop (scheduled)
• 2004 New York University Political Economy Seminar (scheduled)
• 2003 American Political Science Association Annual Meetings (presenter and chair)
• 2003 Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC San Diego, Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
• 2003 International Studies Association Annual Meetings
• 2003 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meetings
• 2002 American Political Science Association Annual Meetings
• 2002 New York University, Political Science Department Seminar
• 2001 Washington University in St. Louis, William H. Riker Memorial Conference
• 2000 American Political Science Association Annual Meetings

TEACHING

• Elections, Washington University in St. Louis, Spring 2004
• Formal Models of Political Violence, Washington University in St. Louis, Fall 2003
• Terrorism and Political Violence, Washington University in St. Louis, Fall 2003
• Mathematical Models: Game Theory, ICPSR, University of Michigan, Summer 2003
• Terrorism, Harvard University, Spring 2002

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES

Professional Associations

• Working Group on Governance and Peace, Center for the Study of Civil War,
• International Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo, Norway.
• American Political Science Association
• Midwest Political Science Association

Reviewer

• American Journal of Political Science
• American Political Science Review
• International Organization
• Journal of Peace Research
• Journal of Politics
• Political Analysis
• Political Science Quarterly

CONSULTING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shorebank, Chicago, IL. January 2003-June 2003.

Help design a study (including a survey in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Chicago) for a community development bank on why people in low-income neighborhoods use check cashing outlets, payday lenders, pawnshops, and other "fringe banks" rather than bank accounts.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Rabbis for Human Rights, Jerusalem, Israel. (academic year 1996 - 1997).

Established the first-ever monthly dialogue group between liberal and settler rabbis. Wrote articles and organized human rights projects in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

The Ramla Peace Playground, Ramla, Israel. (academic year 1996- 1997).

Helped organize Ramla's Arab and Jewish communities to fund and build a playground in an integrated neighborhood.