Toni Kirby
Position title: Ph.D. Student: International Relations (Primary) | American Politics (Secondary)
Email: antonette.kirby@wisc.edu
Fields
International Relations (primary), American Politics (secondary)
Research Interests
International Security, Threat Perception, Alliance Dynamics, Political Psychology, Public Opinion, Social Identity, Mixed Methods
Biography
Antonette (Toni) Kirby is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research primarily lies at the intersection of Psychology and International Security within International Relations.
Prior to attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Toni received her B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she studied Psychology and International Studies with an emphasis on Russia and Post-Soviet States. She continued her education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, earning her M.S. in International Relations, where her work centered on gender, social identity, and political behavior in the U.S. and East Asia (China, Japan, & South Korea). Additionally, Toni holds two graduate certificates in National Security & Intelligence and American Government.