Chris previously served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at the New College of Florida, and from 2009-2011, he was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the College of William & Mary. He received his PhD from the University of Massachusetts in 2008. His research interests span international and comparative politics, international organization & law, and international political economy, and he is particularly interested in exploring how the political economy shapes international environmental politics. Currently, Chris is working on a book manuscript on international financing of environmental public goods.