Ph.D. Student at the University of California, Davis
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Contributor at Complex Terrain Laboratory
- Writer at War & Health
- Graduate Student at University of California
- Past
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- Freelance Web Developer (Self-employed)
- Intern at World Vision
- Intern at BootsnAll
- Education
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- University of California, Davis
- University of Miami
- Connections
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Christopher Albon’s Summary
Is Hezbollah using health services to attract recruits? Does healthcare have a place in counterinsurgency? How do the laws of war address civilian hospitals in war zones? How do civil wars affect vaccination programs? These are the types of questions bouncing around my brain all day, everyday.
I am passionate about the dynamic between armed conflict and public health. What does this mean? Simply put, I am addicted to figuring out how armies, militias, insurgents, transnational criminals, pirates, and terrorists use, exploit, build, and destroy health systems and the health of populations. I am lucky enough to be a political science Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis, and am able to indulge this addiction daily.
At UC Davis, I specialize in international relations and statistical analysis, combining a love for programming and technology with an obsession for studying the relationship between public health and armed conflict.
On January 1st 2008, I launched War & Health, a blog and much needed outlet for my constantly evolving thinking on the topic. This blog is a formalization of my research notes through almost daily posts.
Before coming to UC Davis, I attended the University of Miami where I triple majored in Religious Studies, International Studies, and Political Science.
I currently live in San Francisco with my beautiful wife Jen.
Christopher Albon’s Specialties:
Human Security, Civil War, Intrastate Conflict, Domestic Politics, Environmental Conflict, Resource Conflict, Guerrilla Warfare, Terrorism, Identity Conflict, Ethnic Conflict, Foreign Policy, Global Politics, Public Health, Global Health, Epidemiology, Humanitarian Intervention, Academic Research, Nonfiction Writing, Insurgency, Extrastate Conflict, Peace, Diplomacy, Defense, War, Interstate Conflict, Quantitative Research, Statistics, R
Christopher Albon’s Experience
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Contributor
Complex Terrain Laboratory
(International Affairs industry)
May 2008 — Present (6 months)
The Complex Terrain Laboratory (CTLab) is an independent, interdisciplinary project focused on problems of international relations, international law, and political violence.
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Writer
War & Health
(International Affairs industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year)
War and Health is a blog about the interrelationship between armed conflict and public health.
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Graduate Student
University of California
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; International Affairs industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Political science Ph.D. student fielding in international relations, political methodology, and public health. Primary research interest is the two way dynamic between armed conflict and public health.
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Freelance Web Developer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry)
December 2003 — May 2006 (2 years 6 months)
Worked on numerous independent contract web development and multimedia projects.
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Intern
World Vision
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Philanthropy industry)
May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)
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Intern
BootsnAll
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
December 2004 — January 2005 (2 months)
Developed features and content for a leading travel website.
Christopher Albon’s Education
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University of California, Davis
PhD, Political Science, 2006 — 2011 (expected)
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University of Miami
Undergraduate, Political Science, Religious Studies, International Studies, 2003 — 2006
Triple majored in Political Science, Religious Studies, International Studies.
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Christopher Albon’s Groups:
American Political Science Associations
Christopher Albon’s Honors:
UC Davis: First Year Departmental Fellowship (Fall 2006)
Univ. Miami: Provost’s Honor Roll (Fall 2005, Spring 2006)
Univ. Miami: Dean’s List (Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005)
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