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I’m Tara Chandra (pronounced TAR-uh CHAAN-druh). I received my PhD in Political Science with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. I currently work as a consultant and independent researcher, with a focus on U.S. foreign policy, human rights and democracy, tech policy, and gender. Prior to beginning my PhD, I worked in the national security/foreign policy space in Washington, D.C. The real-world implications of political phenomena have always shaped my research interests, and I am now excited to be utilizing what I learned during my PhD in the policy space. Learn more about my background and experience, my research, and my teaching experience. 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In the 2022-2023 academic year, I was a United States Institute of Peace Minerva Peace and Security scholar. At Berkeley, my research focused on the causes and consequences of political violence, with a specific focus on understanding why insurgents use tactics that target women, and how the presence and behavior of counterinsurgents contributes to changes in broader conflict dynamics. I completed my Master’s degree at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, where I served as the Managing Editor for Interviews for the Yale Journal of International Affairs, and co-founder of Jackson Women. I received my undergraduate degree with Honors from the University of Chicago. Prior to my graduate studies, I worked in DC for several years, including at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where I served as the lead researcher on a book on U.S. foreign policy and national security, and in research roles in other think tanks. 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