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, where he helps translate scholarship into practical peacebuilding. Based in Logan, Utah, his research spans civilian survival during wartime, Middle East politics, and the role of religion in international affairs, informed by field experience and policy engagement. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University in 2019 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Dartmouth's John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. His 2024 book Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq (Columbia UP) explores how ordinary Iraqis navigated ISIS control from 2014 to 2018. His background includes a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship and policy internships, reflecting a career that blends rigorous analysis with real-world impact. He uses teaching and public engagement to equip students to transform conflict into peace.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
The Ohio State University
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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