Josh is a second-year student pursuing a dual degree in MS Foreign Service (GPS Concentration) and MA in Global International and Comparative History. His research focus is on the Indo-Pacific with an emphasis on economic, diplomatic, and military competition in small island developing states. He also studies Mandarin Chinese.

Originally from Arlington, VA, Josh completed his BA in History at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduation, he spent eight years in the US Army as both a Field Artillery and Civil Affairs Officer. He has worked overseas in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. He has also completed internships at the State Department, in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, and as a research assistant at the National War College. As a historian, Josh studies US military and diplomatic policy in East Asia and the Pacific at the turn of the century. His capstone examines US military behavior and war crimes during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.

"I chose Georgetown MSFS for the program's reputation, location in DC, and the ability to pursue a dual degree."

 

Publications

“On Sweaters and Military Incompetence: The Crimean War Through the Lens of Fall Fashion,” The Footnote, Georgetown University, October 10, 2022. Read it here.

Op-ed: “Flip Flops on the Ground: CAO in Maritime South Asia Requires Combined Coordination at the ‘Tactical’ Level,” Civ-Mil Nexus, Volume 1 Issue 3, Sep-Oct 2021