Curriculum Vitae

tcox3@uw.edu
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Education

Present
Ph.D. (in progress), Political Science
University of Washington
2023
M.A., Global Policy Studies
University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Certificate in Applied Statistical Modeling
2021
B.A., Arabic; Peace, War, and Defense
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Minor in Middle Eastern Languages · Highest Distinction and Highest Honors

Employment

2023–25
Department of Defense, Presidential Management Fellow
Space Systems Command, Program Manager
Center for Army Analysis, Operations Research Systems Analyst

Publications

Working Papers

2026
Strength in Numbers? Assessing the Effectiveness of Large-Scale Drone Attacks in the Russia-Ukraine War. Taylor Cox. Working paper.
2026
(Don't Fear) The Reaper: Bayesian Causal Forests and the Mixed Evidence for Drone Strike Effectiveness. Taylor Cox and David Puelz. Working paper.
2026
Choose Your Battles: How Ukrainian Drone Strikes Change Where and How Russia Fights. Taylor Cox. Working paper.

Awards and Honors

2023
Presidential Management Fellow
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
2023
Kenneth Flamm Data Science Award
University of Texas at Austin

Grants and Fellowships

2026–27
Ione E. Curtis Graduate Research Grant
Department of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle
2024–25
Paul Speyer Fellowship
University of Washington, Seattle
2024–25
Blalock Fellowship
Center for Statistics in the Social Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
2022
National Bureau of Asian Research Fellowship
2021–22
Ann Grabhorn-Friday Endowment Fellowship
University of Texas at Austin

Conference Activity / Participation

2026
Strength in Numbers? Assessing the Effectiveness of Large-Scale Drone Attacks in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Text as Data Conference, University of California, Berkeley
2026
Strength in Numbers? Assessing the Effectiveness of Large-Scale Drone Attacks in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Conference for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies
2023
Clustering Analysis of US and Chinese UAV Technology.
UT Statistical Modeling Colloquium
2023
Fear the Reaper: How Drone Strikes Impact Terrorist Attacks.
Texas Empirical Policy Conference; Joint Base Lewis-McChord
2021
Do Drones Drive Violence?
Triangle Security Studies Conference

Teaching Experience

Autumn 2026
Teaching Assistant, Pol S 203: Introduction to International Relations
University of Washington · Professor Gabriella Levy
2021–23
Teaching Assistant, History Department
University of Texas at Austin

Academic Service

2026–27
Graduate Representative
Center for Statistics in the Social Sciences, University of Washington

Research Experience

2021–23
Graduate Research Assistant, Salem Center for Policy Analysis
University of Texas at Austin

Related Professional Skills

R · Python · LaTeX · ArcGIS Pro

Languages

Arabic – Limited working proficiency (reading, writing, speaking)
Farsi – Beginner (reading, writing)

References

Christopher Adolph Professor of Political Science; Adjunct Professor of Statistics; Associate Director of the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University of Washington at Seattle
Dissertation Chair
cadolpha@uw.edu
David Puelz Associate Professor of Statistics & Data Science, University of Austin (formerly University of Texas at Austin)
dpuelz@gmail.com
Patricia L. Sullivan Professor of Public Policy and the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense; Chair, Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
tsulli@email.unc.edu