After years in academia, I’m exploring data science and research roles in industry. I'm a quant. social scientist (PhD Yale ’24, NYU) focused on causal inference, experiments, and large-scale data. Feel free to get in touch or share; all leads appreciated. dwstommes@gmail.com

How does rapid urban growth affect the risk of electoral violence in African cities? In a new article (open access in World Development), I find that cities growing more rapidly were at higher risk of electoral violence. doi.org/10.1016/j.wo... (1/9)

Very excited to see my first book chapter published w. co-authors Nora Stai, Torunn Tryggestad and @kajbak.bsky.social on women ambassadors to the UNSC. Check out the book Gender and Diplomacy, edited by @eliseinthewoods.bsky.social and @chichoriktputli.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Gender and Diplomacy

This edited collection aims to bring new contexts and research innovations to study the changing nature of gender in diplomacy.

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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons Sign up for our free humor newsletter to never miss a Daily Cartoon: nyer.cm/PJhMpSk

beaver's return

Ok I know everything's been wild the last ::checks notes:: 72 hours but the farm news is absolutely buggin right now. Preamble: Yes this is all part of the "let's move fast & shock them into submission" program. Take a deep breath. FARMERS are already pissed. This is just info on where we're at!

a man in a striped sweater holds a pitchfork

Alt: Gif of Jeff Winger from Community holding a pitchfork in an empty room with fluorescent lighting. He's angrily gesturing "Let's go!" to someone offscreen.

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brb reviving my Goodreads account in case I ever go viral one day

Thrilled to announce the release of Uprooted: How Post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe with Cambridge UP 🎉🎉 The book argues that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen states and benefit local economies in the long run. 📚 [Amazon: tinyurl.com/24m2mbkf] See thread below:

Currently recovering from a very productive Peace Science in Ann Arbor. I’m so grateful to everyone who took the chat with me and gave me super helpful feedback on my dissertation project!

Year of the Dragon!

first mover disadvantage but it’s Seattle and coffee

New article exploring the spatial legacies and transformations of violence in postwar cities, specifically focusing on Belfast, by Brendan Murtagh, @ivangusic.bsky.social, @marietheresemeye.bsky.social and myself (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #polisky #conflictsky

Me: Oh yeah I definitely am comfortable with git Also me: `git push -f`

The amount of PhDs holding governmental positions in Vietnam is an example of this

𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥@jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 3y ago

You are more likely to find a person with a PhD in an authoritarian government than a democratic. This may be useful knowledge when advising PhD-students about career options.

Why does Kenya want to lead a police mission in Haiti and what are the prospects of success? Me, @krishogl.bsky.social and Patrick Mutahi summarize our take based on our research on police in Kenya in this blog post: urbanviolence.org/why-kenya-wa... #polisky #conflictsky

The Nobel prize is cool but I really can't wait to hear about the nominees and winners of the August priset.

Police play a key role in providing security for citizens, but in many contexts, trust is low. Urban areas face particular challenges. In this article, @hathaonguyen.bsky.social, Kristine Höglund and I probe the urban-rural divide in police trust in Kenya: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... polisky