Education
2021 – 2025
PhD in Sociology and Legal Studies
Dissertation: Navigating the Digital Terrain of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholar
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar
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Supervisors: Dr. Owen Gallupe & Dr. John McLevey
2018 – 2020
MA in Criminology
Thesis: Foreign Interference in U.S. Politics: An Examination of “Fake News” Content on Social Media
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Supervised by Dr. Richard Frank
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Mitacs Research Training Award
2015 – 2018
Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Criminal Justice
Thesis: Harm Reduction: Creating a Safer Campus
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Dean’s List (2014–2018)
Professional Affiliations
2024–Present
Research Member, U & AI Lab
2023–Present
Research Fellow, Canadian Network for Security, Extremism and Society
2023–Present
Research Fellow, VOX-Pol Network of Excellence
2021–Present
Research Associate, International CyberCrime Research Centre
2021–Present
Senior Fellow, Canadian Institute for Far-Right Studies
2022–2024
Working Group Fellow, Global Network on Extremism and Technology
Professional Development Training
June 2025
Summer school on ‘Visual Analysis & Contentious Politics, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
Selected to participate in a competitive PhD-level summer school focused on the symbolic and strategic role of visual materials in contentious politics, online mobilization, and radical political discourse. The program combined theoretical lectures and hands-on labs in visual content analysis, addressing topics such as far-right visual repertoires, computer vision applications, and the use of images in populist and conspiracy mobilizations.
July 2024
Summer Institute in Computational Social Science, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Participated in a two-week intensive program focused on computational methods for social science research, including data analysis, machine learning, and the use of large datasets to study social phenomena.
March 2024
Doctoral Summit Scholar, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, United States
Selected as one of the doctoral scholars to participate in a prestigious program that fosters academic and professional development through networking, specialized workshops, and discussions on contemporary issues in criminal justice research.
July 2022
VOX-Pol Summer School, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Attended a week-long course on the role of the Internet in violent extremism and terrorism, featuring lectures, workshops, and small-group activities. Covered topics such as online extremist behaviour, platform exploitation, response strategies, research methods, ethics, and gender perspectives