He received his doctorate in political science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2010, and a B.A. in history and human rights from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2001. Dr. Wood’s research interests includes political violence, conflict processes, human rights and women’s participation in armed groups. His work also centers around violence against civilians by state and non-state actors during civil war. Dr. Wood is managing both the Women in Armed Rebellion dataset (WARD) and the Political Terror Scale (PTS). His work has been published in outlets such as Journal of Politics, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and International Organization.