Brandon J. Kinne

Brandon J. Kinne is an Associate Professor and Placement Director in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on International Relations, emphasizing political violence, international cooperation, and global security. He employs methodologies from network science, computational social science, and data visualization. Prior to UC Davis, he served as an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Yale University.

Key research interests include analyzing how global network structures influence defense burden sharing, domestic political instability's impact on international relations, and the consequences of verbal counterterrorism strategies. His work has been published in leading journals such as International Organization and American Political Science Review.

He is affiliated with 469 Kerr Hall, University of California, Davis, and can be reached via email at bkinne@ucdavis.edu.