Krista Eileen Wiegand (born February 19, 1971) is an American political scientist. She is a full professor and Director of the Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School for Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee. She also was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal International Studies Quarterly until the end of 2023.
Krista E. Wiegand | |
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| Born | February 19, 1971 Miami, Florida, USA |
| Spouse | Michael L. Jordan |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, International Studies, 1993, MA, Comparative & Regional Studies: Middle East, 1997, American University School of International Service MA, Political Science, 2001, PhD, Political Science, 2004, Duke University |
| Thesis | Religious, ancestral, and national identity: political use and abuse in Lebanon (1997) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Tennessee Georgia Southern University |
| Website | kristawiegand |
Early life and education
editWiegand was born on February 19, 1971, in Miami, Florida.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree and first Master's degree from the American University School of International Service. From there, she enrolled at Duke University for her second master's degree and PhD.[2]
After graduating from the American University School of International Service, Wiegand traveled to Beirut with her Lebanese-American friends where she learned about the Lebanese Civil War. As a result, she chose to write her master's thesis on this topic. The following summer, she returned to Lebanon to continue her research but her friends were detained by Hezbollah for "helping an American." She stated that she was "grilled for several hours about America’s involvement with Israel." Afterward, she was recruited by the CIA for a job in covert operations, which she declined.[3]
Career
editWiegand is a specialist in international relations, focusing on international and civil conflict, conflict resolution, and Indo-Pacific security. She is an expert on territorial and maritime disputes, particularly the disputes in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Sea of Japan, and a specialist in maritime international law.[4] She is a Professor and Director of the Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs at the Howard H. Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, both of which were inaugurated in July 2023.[2]
Wiegand joined the faculty at Georgia Southern University (GSU) in 2005 as an assistant professor in their Department of Political Science and Director of their Honors Program in Political Science.[2] She stayed at GSU for nine years before accepting a position at the University of Tennessee (UT).[5]
Upon joining the faculty at UT, Wiegand became an associate professor of Political Science and Director of the Global Security Program at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.[2] As Director of the Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs since 2023, Wiegand directs multiple government-funded grants, conducts policy-relevant research on international conflict, organizes and hosts a series of events and workshops, and works with faculty fellows and affiliates across multiple disciplines and partner institutions at UTK, across the US, and in Japan.[6] In 2015, Wiegand taught for the Semester at Sea program.[7] In 2017, Wiegand accepted a Fulbright senior scholarship which sent her to the Philippines for research purposes for five months.[8] Two years later, she was appointed the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal International Studies Quarterly, flagship journal of the International Studies Association, with Brandon Prins from 2019 until the end of 2023.[9]
Selected publications
editThe following is a list of selected publications
Personal life
editWiegand and her husband Michael L. Jordan have one child together.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Wiegand, Krista Eileen, 1971-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "DR. KRISTA E. WIEGAND CV" (PDF). polisci.utk.edu. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ Mobley, Chuck (August 3, 2006). "Travels to Lebanon brought GSU professor into contact with Hezbollah". Savannah Morning News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Krista E. Wiegand". Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Krista Wiegand". polisci.utk.edu. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs". Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Semester at Sea". Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "UT Professor Wraps Up Fulbright Experience in Manila". news.utk.edu. July 21, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "ISQ Lead Editors, 2019-2023". International Studies Quarterly. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "The Peaceful Resolution of Territorial and Maritime Disputes". global.oup.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ Duckenfield, Mark (January 2013). "BOOK REVIEW Enduring Territorial Disputes: Strategies of Bargaining, Coercive Diplomacy, and Settlement". Political Studies. 11 (1): 104–105. doi:10.1111/1478-9302.12000_48. S2CID 149219757. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Mohns, Eric (2011). "Bombs and Ballots: Governance by Islamist Terrorist and Guerrilla Groups". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 38 (3): 437–439. doi:10.1080/13530194.2011.621706. S2CID 143247172. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
External links
editKrista E. Wiegand publications indexed by Google Scholar