About Our Faculty
Political Science

Interests

• Armed Conflict and Conflict Management
• Internal Displacement
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Organizational Theory
• Social Network Analysis

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2012
• M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona, 2008
• M.A., Religion, University of Chicago Divinity School, 2005
• B.A., Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000

Education:

• L.L.M., Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy, University of Arizona College of Law, 2005
• J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 2004
• M.A., American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, 2000
• B.A., International Relations, Fort Lewis College, 1997

Areas of expertise: 

• International Human Rights Law and Policy
• Comparative Law and Policy on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
• Legal Pluralism and Transitional Justice
• Public Law and Public International Law

Expertise

• Comparative Politics
• Political Psychology
• Populism and Anti-Establishment Movements 
• Campaigns and Elections
• Political Communications and Media
• Democratization
• Post-Communist Politics

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2016
• M.A., Political Science, The Ohio State University, 2011
• B.A., Government and Philosophy, College of William & Mary, 2006

Expertise:

• Gender and politics
• Immigration, refugee, and asylum politics in the US context
• Race, gender, and US political institutions
• Gendered violence
• Feminist theory

Education:

• PhD, Political Science, University of Oregon, 2015
• MA, Political Science, University of Colorado, Denver, 2008
• BA, Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005

Areas of Expertise:

• Population and consumption
• Circular economy
• Informal recycling sector
• Public policy

Education

• Ph.D., Sociology, Universitat Autonomo de Barcelona, 2020
• M.A., Political Science, University of Colorado Denver, 2016
• B.A., Population Studies, Fort Lewis College, 2000