I am Professor of Geography at Syracuse University's Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs. As a political geographer, I focus on authoritarianism, empire, geopolitics, nationalism and citizenship, oil and energy geopolitics, and sports geography. I am especially interested in how authoritarian power relations work in sites of pleasure and opportunity, rather than just violence and oppression. Empirically, I focus on the Arabian Peninsula, where I study the many transnational ties that bind the Gulf countries, actors, and ideas to other parts of the world.
