I have listed every major research project that I have disseminated—whether by means of a publication, a conference presentation, or another public medium—below. Clicking on the name of a research project will take you to a page where you can find more information on it.
PUBLICATIONS
“Armenia’s Strategic Dilemma: Geography versus History.” With Laura Linderman and Eleanor Pugh. Silk Road Papers. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program (2025).
"Religion, National Identity, and the Politics of Georgia." Journal for Freedom of Conscience Vol. 11. No 3. (2023): 575-608.
"Reversing the Rain of Death That Threatens Us All: On the Christian Ethical Meanings of Species Loss." With David P. Gushee. Journal of Reformed Theology Vol. 17. No. 2. (2023): 125-148.
PRESENTATIONS
"Conflict at the Crossroads: Orthodoxy, Nationalism, and the Postcolonial Origins of Religious Intolerance in Georgia - The Case of the Chela Minaret Incident." Religion, Atheism, and Belief under State Socialism. Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 2025.
"Contested Memories, Defended Identities: Religious Minorities and the Politics of Resistance in Soviet and Post-Soviet Georgia." Georgian Studies Research Exchange. Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 2025. Also presented at Post-Soviet Transformations: Geopolitics, Nation-building and Development. Yerevan, Armenia, October 2025.
"Religion, National Identity, and the Politics of Georgia." International Conference on Freedom of Conscience and Religion. Bucharest, Romania, November 2023.
"The Politics of Martyrdom, Past and Present, in Azerbaijan: Death, Memory, and National Identity." International Studies Association Midwest Annual Conference. St. Louis, Missouri, November 2023.
"For the Motherland, God, and Purity: Religious Violence and the Politics of Memory in Georgia." Georgia Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference. Columbus, Georgia, April 2023. Received Second Prize for Overall Best Paper. Also presented at the International Studies Association Northeast Annual Conference - Emotions, Aesthetics, and Memory in the Past, Present, and Future of International Relations. Providence, Rhode Island, November 2023.
"Can the ‘Most Trusted Man in Georgia’ Really Be Trusted? Examining the Relationship Between Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II and the KGB." Breakthroughs in Engagement, Arts, and Research Day. Macon, Georgia, April 2023.
"Religion and Human Rights in Georgia." Georgia Political Science Association Annual Conference. Savannah, Georgia, November 2022. Also presented at Breakthroughs in Engagement, Arts, and Research Day. Macon, Georgia, April 2023.
"Fear and Admiration in Misunderstanding: Philosemitism, Antisemitism, and Allosemitism in 20th Century Japan." Southern Conference Undergraduate Research Forum. Spartanburg, South Carolina, October 2022.
"The ‘End’ of Humanity: Work, Leisure, and ‘Ends’ in Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince." Association of Core Texts and Courses Undergraduate Conference. Latrobe, Pennsylvania, April 2022.
"Olga of Kiev and Gender in the Early Kievan Rus." Breakthroughs in Engagement, Arts, and Research Day. Macon, Georgia, April 2022.
"Profiles of Passionarity: Lev Gumilev and Far-Right Extremism in the Digital Space." International Studies Association Midwest Annual Conference. St. Louis, Missouri, November 2021.
"Rethinking the Dichotomy Between Just War and Holy War in the Christian and Islamic Traditions." Georgia Political Science Association Annual Conference. Savannah, Georgia, November 2021.
"Just War Theory in the Islamic Tradition: Religion, Ethics, and Military Jurisprudence." Breakthroughs in Engagement, Arts, and Research Day. Macon, Georgia, April 2021. Also presented at the Southern Conference Undergraduate Research Forum. Spartanburg, South Carolina, October 2021.
OTHER
"2022-2023 Model Arab League Background Guide for the Council on Palestinian Affairs."
Note: This background guide considers four topics of my conception that delegates of the Council on Palestinian Affairs will engage in the 2022-2023 competition season. It provides vital context and raises questions about how delegates will take measures to protect and preserve Palestinian cultural heritage sites, explore methods to combat environmental degradation and biodiversity loss in Palestine, consider ways to protect journalists from violence and unjust imprisonment in Palestine, and devise strategies to combat food insecurity in Palestine, bearing in mind the challenges posed by ongoing international conflicts in major wheat producing countries.
All unpublished projects are available upon request.