I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stetson University. I was previously an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Boğaziçi University. My areas of interest are international relations (international security and international political economy (IPE)) and empirical implications of theoretical models (EITM). Particularly, I study how international politics are shaped by states’ domestic politics. In my dissertation, I theoretically and empirically explore when citizens politically punish their leader’s bargaining decisions and when this punishment dissuades the leader from reneging on public commitments in international settings.

I hold a PhD in political science from Emory University (2019). I received Master in Public Policy degree from the Harvard University in 2009 and Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.