Abdo-Katsipis, Carla

Bio

Carla B. Abdo-Katsipis is a visiting assistant professor at Wesleyan University. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. Her research interests are in gender politics, Middle Eastern studies, and conflict. As a methodologist, she uses both ethnographic and survey data research methods. Titled "The Demobilized Body: Transgressions of Personal Space and Political Participation," she linked threats to personal security to the propensity to vote among women in her dissertation using survey data. Currently, she is conducting research on sex-trafficking of Syrian refugees in the Middle East.

Degrees

  • BA | Political Science/International Affairs (Lebanese American University, 2007)

  • MA | Political Studies (American University of Beirut, 2010)

  • MA | Comparative Politics/Political Methodology (University of Maryland, 2013)

  • PhD | Comparative Politics/Political Methodology (University of Maryland, 2016)

Areas of Interest

  • Middle East Politics
  • Environmental Politics
  • Gender Politics
  • Conflict
  • Quantitative Research Methodology

Research Topics

 

CV(s)

Carla Abdo-Katsipis
Alumnus

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