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Research Interests:
Political psychology, Norms, International organizations, Experiments.
Biography:
Lotem Bassan-Nygate is a Ph.D. student in the Political Science department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lotem’s research lies in the intersection of political psychology and international institutions. She studies how international actors shape domestic norms and public opinion, with a regional focus on human rights in Israel. Lotem holds a B.A. (magna cum laude) in International Relations and Communications and a M.A. (magna cum laude) in International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Lotem is currently the graduate student coordinator of the Models and Data workshop, the Experimental Politics workshop, and the co-coordinator of the International Relations Colloquium.
Office hours:
Tuesdays from 9:50-10:50 at the TA office in North Hall
Wednesdays from 11:30-12:30 at Colective coffee on state street
Awards:
Graduate Student Travel/Research Grant Competition, Wisconsin Project on International Relations – 2020
Political Science Summer Initiative funding, University of Wisconsin – Madison – 2020
George and Sylvia Laikin Prize, Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison – 2020
Graduate Student Travel/Research Grant Competition, Wisconsin Project on International Relations – 2019
Political Science Summer Initiative funding, University of Wisconsin – Madison – 2019
Charles and Gayle Mazursky Student Support Fund, Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison – 2018
Isaac and Ida Lipton Study Abroad Fellowship Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison – 2018
Graduate School Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison – 2018-2019