My research interests use a gendered perspective to examine why countries experience conflict. My recent publication is a co-authored piece that looks at whether women chief executives experience more terrorism than men chief executives. You can read it here. I also have a collaborative paper that looks at women chief executives and human rights that has been resubmitted in the review process. We find that women chief executives do practice better human rights than men. The theory that most of my research examines is on the political double bind women leaders face. Specifically, I argue that women leaders must exhibit both masculine (traditional leader/man) and feminine traits. In order to do this, they make certain policy choices to demonstrate certain qualities. They may be more aggressive in the international arena while more nurturing towards their domestic audiences. Findings from my research has supported this assertion.
For example, my dissertation examined whether women foreign policy leaders are really more peaceful than men. I argued that, first, we may expect women leaders to be more peaceful than men because they come from different experiences. However, this does not take into account the stereotype bias that, specifically, female chief executives must overcome in order to appear as a legitimate leader. In my first empirical chapter, I find that female chief executives are more likely than men to initiate, but not escalate conflict (measured with MIDs) for the years 1980 to 2000. I had no findings regarding women chief executives and conflict duration or peace duration. The first chapter of my dissertation will be submitted for review during the Fall 2017 semester.
Other research I have looks at post conflict effects on gender equality, women leaders and peacekeeping troops, and women in parliament and women's well being.
I have also presented at numerous conferences including the Junior Scholar Symposium at International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, Journeys in World Politics, and Midwest Political Science Association.
For example, my dissertation examined whether women foreign policy leaders are really more peaceful than men. I argued that, first, we may expect women leaders to be more peaceful than men because they come from different experiences. However, this does not take into account the stereotype bias that, specifically, female chief executives must overcome in order to appear as a legitimate leader. In my first empirical chapter, I find that female chief executives are more likely than men to initiate, but not escalate conflict (measured with MIDs) for the years 1980 to 2000. I had no findings regarding women chief executives and conflict duration or peace duration. The first chapter of my dissertation will be submitted for review during the Fall 2017 semester.
Other research I have looks at post conflict effects on gender equality, women leaders and peacekeeping troops, and women in parliament and women's well being.
I have also presented at numerous conferences including the Junior Scholar Symposium at International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, Journeys in World Politics, and Midwest Political Science Association.
