Laura A. Dean, Ph.D., M.A.
Laura A. Dean, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor of Government & International Affairs
Government & International Affairs Department
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, 2014, University of Kansas; M.A. in Political Science, 2011, University of Kansas; M.A. in International Studies in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, 2004, University of Washington; B.A. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Biography
Dr. Laura A. Dean researches women’s representation, international law, migration and gender-based violence in Eurasia and is the director of the Human Trafficking Research Lab at Augustana University. She is the author of Diffusing Human Trafficking Policy in Eurasia, published by Policy Press at the University of Bristol in 2020. She joined Augustana from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. Dean earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, M.A. in international studies focusing on Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science and from the University of Kansas.