Postdoctoral Fellows

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Postdoctoral Fellows

The Watson Institute offers a range of postdoctoral opportunities for outstanding young scholars in the social sciences. The aims of the program are to support participants in their own research, enhance their interdisciplinary literacy and contribute to meaningful and enduring collaborative exchange. Our current fellows are listed below, and a list of former postdoctoral fellows is also available.

  • Laura Acosta

    Laura Acosta

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    laura_acosta@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Social Movements
  • Volha Biziukova

    Volha Biziukova

    Postdoctoral Fellow in International and Public Affairs
    volha_biziukova@brown.edu
  • Sonia Planson

    Sonia Planson

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs and Sociology
    sonia_planson@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Children & Families, Education, Immigration, Displacement & Borders, Race, Identity & Ethnicity
  • Catherine Sirois

    Catherine Sirois

    Postdoctoral Fellow in International and Public Affairs
    catherine_sirois@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Bureaucracy, Children & Families, Criminal Justice, Health & Welfare, Inequality & Poverty
  • Latoya M. Teague

    Latoya M. Teague

    Postdoctoral Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Simmons Center
    latoya_teague@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Children & Families, Education, Gender, Human Rights, Race, Identity & Ethnicity
  • Leyla Tiglay

    Leyla Tiglay

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Nuclear Weapons, Science & Technology Policy, Social Movements, US Foreign Policy
  • Yan Xu

    Yan Xu

    Postdoctoral Fellow in International and Public Affairs
    yan_xu2@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Entrepreneurship, Political Economy, Science & Technology Policy, Supply Chains, Technology & Innovation