Political Science Graduate Students

Our graduate students come to the Maxwell School with varied backgrounds, including coming directly from undergraduate and master’s programs or with work experiences ranging from law, to military service, to the Foreign Service.

26%

of domestic students are students of color

41%

of our doctoral students are international

58%

of political science Ph.D. students are women

Erika Arias

Contact Information:

erarias@syr.edu

Erika Arias

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Graduate Research Associate, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean

Bio

Erika received a B.A. from the University of Washington in 2019, double majoring in international studies and law, societies and justice. She focuses on comparative and American politics. Erika has an interest in social movements, memory and state violence in Latin America. Previously, she worked on academic and NGO projects exploring conflicts and the role of collective action.

Research Interests

Social movements, political conflict and violence, public opinion, memory