Austin Knuppe
Assistant Professor at Utah State University
Logan, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolAustin Knuppe is an assistant professor of political science at Utah State University and the inaugural director of USU’s Heravi Peace Institute, combining academic research with practical peacebuilding programs. With a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and prior postdoctoral work at Dartmouth’s Dickey Center, he studies civilian survival in wartime, Middle East politics, and religion’s role in international affairs. His book Surviving the Islamic State (Columbia University Press, 2024) draws on field-grounded analysis of everyday strategies of contention, cooperation, and neutrality in Iraq under ISIS. Over an 11-year career that includes a prestigious Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship and policy-focused placements in Germany, he blends scholarly rigor with transatlantic policy experience. Based in Logan, Utah, he directs interdisciplinary initiatives that equip students to translate academic knowledge into real-world conflict transformation.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
M.A., International Security and International Political Economy, M.A., International Security and International Political Economy at University of Chicago - Committee on International RelationsDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science at The Ohio State UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government at Calvin College
German, Arabic
Github Skills (2)
blockchain2
contract2
Github contributions (5)
minozzi/contracts
Sep 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:112 commits, 115 pushes in 5 months
asrosenberg/dodcontractdata
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Contributions:12 commits in 2 days
contractblockchaindod
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