My name is Frank Wyer. In June 2023, I completed my PhD in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Currently, I am a Beall Postdoctoral Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
My research seeks to understand the causes, consequences, and solutions to armed violence. In my dissertation, I investigated post-conflict violence perpetrated by rebel splinter groups in the aftermath of Colombia's 2016 peace agreement. My post- dissertation research focuses on the recent surge in violence and transnational organized crime in Ecuador. Recent papers have been accepted in International Organization and the British Journal of Political Science.
I was a Dissertation Fellow with the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation from 2021-2022, and my research has also received generous support from UCLA's Political Psychology Fellowship and the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship.
I can teach courses in Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Methods. At UCLA, was lead instructor or TA for a combined ten quarters, which included both graduate and undergraduate courses.
My research seeks to understand the causes, consequences, and solutions to armed violence. In my dissertation, I investigated post-conflict violence perpetrated by rebel splinter groups in the aftermath of Colombia's 2016 peace agreement. My post- dissertation research focuses on the recent surge in violence and transnational organized crime in Ecuador. Recent papers have been accepted in International Organization and the British Journal of Political Science.
I was a Dissertation Fellow with the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation from 2021-2022, and my research has also received generous support from UCLA's Political Psychology Fellowship and the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship.
I can teach courses in Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Methods. At UCLA, was lead instructor or TA for a combined ten quarters, which included both graduate and undergraduate courses.