Research

My research agenda seeks to examine two phenomenons:

(1) what are the ways in which security cooperation impacts future conflicts and contributes to third party effects?

(2) what are the political and economic ramifications of political violence- by that of genocide, politicide, and mass killings?

Research Positions:

RAND Summer Associate, Arroyo Army Research Division, 2024.

-Adjunct Staff, RAND, Arroyo Army Research Division, 2024.

Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) for Bilateral Security Cooperation Database with Dr. Brandon Kinne, 2022-2023.

Working Papers:

“Political Consequences of Genocide” (co-authoring)

“A New Measurement for Security Cooperation” (solo)

“Introduction to the Transnational Security Cooperation Agreement

Dataset.” (co-authoring)

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Acevedo, Emily, Alexandra J. Lazar. “Active Learning and Interpersonal Skill Set Development Among First-Generation College Students,” International Studies Perspectives, 2021.

Book Chapters:

Gar Culbert and Alexandra J. Lazar. “An Extraordinary Set of Circumstances: Rouda vs. Rohrabacher in California’s 48th Congressional District,” chapter in Cases in Congressional Campaigns - Split Decisions, editors: Randall E. Adkins and David A. Dulio. Routledge, 2019.