Postdoctoral Research Associates

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Postdoctoral Research Associates

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 research associates is also available.

  • Kate Birkbeck

    Kate Birkbeck

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Law Enforcement & Policing, Political Economy, Race, Identity & Ethnicity, Social Movements
  • Volha Biziukova

    Volha Biziukova

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    volha_biziukova@brown.edu
  • Tomás Gold

    Tomás Gold

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    tomas_gold@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Democracy & Elections, International Institutions, Political Economy, Social Movements
  • Justin Haner

    Justin Haner

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    justin_haner@brown.edu
    Research Interests International Institutions, US Foreign Policy
  • Andrew Kenealy

    Andrew Kenealy

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Research Interests US Foreign Policy
  • Shelby O'Neill

    Shelby O'Neill

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    shelby_oneill@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Immigration, Displacement & Borders
  • Esteban Salmón

    Esteban Salmón

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    esteban_salmon@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Bureaucracy, Criminal Justice, Ethics, Law Enforcement & Policing, Urban Policies & Politics
  • Aleksandra Simonova

    Aleksandra Simonova

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    aleksandra_simonova@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Gender, Human Rights, Nuclear Weapons, State & Municipal Policy, Urban Policies & Politics
  • Leyla Tiglay

    Leyla Tiglay

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

    Yan Xu

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