Professional Affiliation

Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Millikin University

Expert Bio

Laura A. Dean is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Williams Professor in Global Studies at Millikin University. She was a Title VIII Summer Research Scholar at the Kennan Institute in 2016 where she worked on her book manuscript entitled "Beyond the Natasha Effect: Determinants of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the Post-Soviet Region." She researches comparative public policy issues focusing on gender based violence, migration, and human rights in the former Soviet Union. She tweets @proflauradean and blogs at EasternExploits.com.

Wilson Center Project

“Beyond the Natasha Effect: Determinants of Human Trafficking Policy Variation in the Post-Soviet Region"