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Grants & Fellowships

U.S. Department of State – Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) (October 27, 2020): Selected from a national pool of ~4,000 applicants (≈10% acceptance rate); conducted research in Burkina Faso and Senegal.
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) – Andrew Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) (2020): Selected as one of 70 awardees from over 930 applicants nationwide; supports international dissertation research.
Roland E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, U.S. Department of Education (University of Wisconsin–Madison, May 2015): Selected McNair Scholar.
The Great People–International Studies Scholarship, University of Wisconsin International Studies Division (2014): Selected Fellow to conduct research on Culture and Conflict in Rovinj, Croatia.

Graduate Research Fund, Political Science Department, Northwestern University (2019).
Buffett Institute for Global Studies (War & Society Working Group) Award, Northwestern University (2018): Research sponsorship in Mali.
Minar Memorial Summer Award, Political Science Department, Northwestern University (2018).
Hans E. Panofsky Pre-Dissertation Research Awards, Northwestern University (2017–2018).
Panofsky Fellowship, Program of African Studies, Northwestern University (2017–2018): Research sponsorship in The Gambia.

Selected Reviewer, African Studies Association (Cambridge University Press), 2025.
Selected Reviewer, Transparency International: Defence and Security, 2025.