University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kaden Paulson-Smith is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science specializing in comparative politics and political theory. Kaden's research is on the politics of repression and resistance with a focus on nonnormative gender and sexuality in African contexts. Kaden previously worked for Teaching, Research, & International Policy and AidData at the College of William & Mary's Global Research Institute. Kaden holds a BA in Government from Smith College.
2018 Jordan Prize for the year's best graduate paper on Africa: "(Re)creating the Nation through Marginalizing Nonnormative Gender and Sexuality: Contemporary Discourse from Tanzania (2011-2017)," awarded by the African Studies Program