I’m Natalie Ayers, and I’m interested in developing and applying computational methodologies to issues of conflict, security, and foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East. Some of my current and planned projects make use of geospatial analysis, natural language processing, and modeling to examine conflict incidence and the effectiveness of interventions. Prior to Harvard, I worked as a data consultant in New York before earning my MS in Computational Analysis and Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
Contact
natalieayers@g.harvard.edu
My Website
1737 Cambridge Street
Subfields
Comparative Politics | International Relations | Methods and Formal Theory
Academic Interests
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought | Data Science and Political Methodology | Foreign Policy | Institutions | Political Economy & Development | Political Geography | Public Policy | Religion in Politics | Security Studies | Technology & Governance
Research Methods
Formal Theory | Historical Methods | Quantitative Methods
Geographic Regions of Study
Middle East and North Africa