Angie Torres-Beltran is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her primary research interests include gender, violence, political behavior, and institutions. Her dissertation examines the political causes and consequences of gender-based violence, with an emphasis on political behavior and institutions in conflict-afflicted countries. Dr. Torres-Beltran received her PhD in Government from Cornell University. Previously, she was a Predoctoral Fellow with the Center for US-Mexican Studies at UCSD; Research Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School; and a United States Institute of Peace Scholar. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the American Political Science Association, and the Empirical Study of Gender Research Network. Her work has been published in International Studies Quarterly and PS: Political Science & Politics, among others.
