Soyeon Park is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, specializing in international relations, international law and organizations, with a focus on human rights. She earned a Graduate Certificate in Computational Modeling from MSU’s Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering. Originally from South Korea, she holds MA degrees in Political Science from Michigan State University and Korea University, and a BA in Global Korean Studies and Political Science from Sogang University, where she graduated summa cum laude.