Rachel Van Nostrand

Rachel Van Nostrand

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Arizona SGPP

About Me

Rachel Van Nostrand is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Arizona, and incoming Assistant Professor of International Relations at Louisiana State University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of human rights, repression, post-conflict environments, and geographies of violence. Her dissertation focuses on the cross national study concentration camp systems. By creating a novel dataset of concentration camps from 1946-2018, she examines the strategic motivations underlying concentration camp use within states' repertoires of repression. In her free time, she enjoys practicing bass guitar, hiking, and rock climbing.

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Interests
  • Human Rights
  • Repression
  • Conflict
  • Concentration Camps
  • Transitional Justice
  • Geographies of Violence
Education
  • PhD, International Relations, 2023

    University of Arizona

  • MA, Government and Public Policy, 2020

    University of Arizona

  • BA, Political Science, 2018

    University of Arizona

  • BA, French, 2018

    University of Arizona