Tristan is a life-long Wisconsinite from Appleton, where he began his academic journey (at the University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley). While there, he discovered a passion for political science, which drove him to UW – Oshkosh, and a BS in political science. He joined the MA program in the Department of Political Science at UWM in Fall 2019 and hopes to eventually earn a PhD in political science.  His research focus is international relations.