Cody is a fourth year PhD student in political science. His primary research is in international relations, with a focus on conflict and cooperation. His research is aimed at understanding the role of reputation and authority in conflict/cooperation patterns. While at Iowa, he has worked on the Issue Correlates of War Project under the supervision of Dr. Sara Mitchell.

Awards:

• Best Seminar Paper 2019
• Nominated for Best Graduate Student Paper, ISA-Midwest
• Political Science Graduate Student Award

Grants:

• Political Networks Conference Fellowship
• Scholarship for Political Science Research; ICPSR Summer Program
• Laurence Fairall Scholar

Presentations:

• “Insecure Fisheries: How the Characteristics of Fishers Increase Risks for Interstate Conflict and Piracy” with Sara Mitchell at International Studies Association (2019) and American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Upcoming 2019)
• “The Hard Lessons of Authority: How Subordinates Learn in the US Hierarchy,” St. Louis Area Methods Meeting (2019)
• “Dependence in the Network of Authority” International Studies Association Midwest (2018), Minnesota Political Methods Colloquium (2019), Political Networks Conference (2019), International Studies Association (Upcoming 2020)