Fields
International Relations (primary), American Politics (secondary)
Research Interests
Political Psychology; Ideology and Political Behavior; Social Identity and Group Politics; Alliance Politics and Security Cooperation; Gender and Politics
Biography
Antonette (Toni) Kirby is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on political psychology within the realm of international relations.
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, she received certificates in National Security and Intelligence as well as American Government.