Laura Dean
Former Title VIII Summer Research Fellow
Term
May 23, 2016 — July 23, 2016
Professional affiliation
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Millikin University
Wilson Center Projects
“Beyond the Natasha Effect: Determinants of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the Post-Soviet Region"
Full Biography
Laura A. Dean is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Williams Professor in Global Studies at Millikin University. She was a Title VIII Summer Research Scholar at the Kennan Institute in 2016 where she worked on her book manuscript entitled "Beyond the Natasha Effect: Determinants of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the Post-Soviet Region." She researches comparative public policy issues focusing on gender based violence, migration, and human rights in the former Soviet Union. She tweets @proflauradean and blogs at EasternExploits.com.
