Hi there! My name is Ethan.

I am a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Guelph. I received my MA in Political Studies from Queen's University and my BA(hons) in Political Science from the University of Alberta. 

My research interests primarily focus on nationalism, religion and politics, kin-state politics, and the politics of identity.

My proposed doctoral research explores how right-wing nationalist actors are positioned within transnational religious networks and how they derive legitimacy from these networks. 

Previously, my MA research focused on kin-state relations, particularly how kinship narratives are constructed reciprocally by kin-state elites, kin-minority elites, and kin-minority publics. This project examined Russian kinship narratives in Transnistria, Crimea, and the Donbas, revealing patterns of narrative mirroring and convergence among kin-state and minority elites, as well as varying levels of elite-minority disjuncture in each case. These results advocate for further scholarship of kin-state relations to approach Rogers Brubaker's Triadic Nexus relationship from both micro and macro levels, examining the perspectives of both grassroots and elite actors. 

Prior to this, my undergraduate honours thesis explored the politics of NIMBY identities and placemaking in opposition to safe consumption sites in Edmonton, Alberta. 

Currently, I am engaged in research projects related to religion and politics, nationalism, and the far right. Specifically, I am collaborating with a co-author on a project examining religion, disability ethics, and Orientalism. Additionally, I am working on a project that investigates why certain religious groups claim indigeneity, and another that positions the rise of online ethno-nationalism in relation to European Nouvelle Droite thinkers. I have also published work on environmental politics. 

I have also had the pleasure of serving on the Academic Team of the Mapping the Global Dimensions of Policy Conference planning committee and as a fellow with the Gravel Roads Civics Project. 

Outside of academia, you'll often find me cheering on my Edmonton Oilers and my Toronto Blue Jays.