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
APSA-branded sleep masks -- for our flights home.
all I want is a return to the .html day
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...
A person in a boardroom points to a chart showing a steep decline, and says, “It was at this point, gentleman, that the President decided it was his plan all along to reverse course.”
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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![Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows:
Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage.
1
NATURALIST:
And now It is my great honour
2
NATURALIST:
to reintroduce the first wild beaver
back into Britain
3
[Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.]
4
BEAVER:
Well, well, well.
5
BEAVER:
Look who's come crawling back.
6
BEAVER:
Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya?
7
BEAVER:
Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*?
8
BEAVER:
I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head…
9
BEAVER:
First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free…
You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya?
NATURALIST:
I'm so sorry I…I…
10
BEAVER:
“Ooh la la, the Brits have come crawling back…”
Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*?
11
NATURALIST:
I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure…
12
BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]:
Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage.
NATURALIST:
Done.
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreihs2p5lw7psgwmqpzruuvd42k54oippf6wwx5glghmewzjj4w7tne)
Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows: Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage. 1 NATURALIST: And now It is my great honour 2 NATURALIST: to reintroduce the first wild beaver back into Britain 3 [Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.] 4 BEAVER: Well, well, well. 5 BEAVER: Look who's come crawling back. 6 BEAVER: Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya? 7 BEAVER: Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*? 8 BEAVER: I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head… 9 BEAVER: First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free… You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya? NATURALIST: I'm so sorry I…I… 10 BEAVER: “Ooh la la, the Brits have come crawling back…” Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*? 11 NATURALIST: I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure… 12 BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]: Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage. NATURALIST: Done. [ends]
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!
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!
when u travel to the coffee capital of the world but the best pourover uses beans from arkansas
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
Hello, I'd love to be a part of polisky too!
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.
?? I was under the impression that ThinkPads should never break
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
