I am a Ph.D. Student in Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My research interests include international relations, armed conflicts, the interdependence between political violence, and leader survival. In my dissertation project, I examine how coup attempts, one of the most common forms of government instability, affect civil war peace processes and what factors condition these effects. My research has appeared in International Studies Quarterly, World Development, and International Review of Public Administration. My research has received supports from Arms Control & Domestic and International Security and Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies.