I am a PhD student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University and a graduate researcher at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). My doctoral research examines how major regional powers, or “anchor states,” enable or constrain security communities in their regions, and under what conditions they contribute to their destabilization.
My broader research spans South Asian security, maritime security and governance, middle-power diplomacy, strategic narratives, and migration. I specialize in practice theory and constructivism. Methodologically, I use a mixed-methods approach that combines process tracing and network analysis with text-as-data methods and content analysis.
Before joining Queen’s, I completed an MA in Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I previously taught maritime security and strategic studies at Bangladesh Maritime University and worked as a Research Officer at the Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development (BIMRAD).