I am a current PhD student in political science majoring in international relations and quantitative and methods. My primary research interests include political violence, counterinsurgency, human rights, and international legal organizations. My current work explores the effect of different types of airstrikes on ISIS violence in Iraq and Syria as well as how political relationships […]

My academic and personal interests lie at the intersection of race and ethnic politics and psychology. I’m especially fascinated by the formation of political attitudes, voting patterns, misrepresentation, and trust in government among members of traditionally underrepresented racial groups, especially as it relates to public policy issues such as social and economic inequality, immigration, and […]

Naomi Ellis is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in political theory. Prior to entering UCLA, she received her BA in international relations from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Her research interests include democratic theory, performativity, narratives of defeat and failure, antiwar pacifism, and postwar Japanese political thought. Her article, “Rousseau’s Lawgiver and Nascent Societies: Rethinking ‘Contingency’ […]

My broad research interests are in political behavior, public opinion, and religion and politics. My current work is on how religion influences political preferences, attitudes, and decision-making, with a particular focus on the role of religious beliefs. I was born in Adelaide, Australia and grew up in Vacaville, California.