Lauren Young
Associate Professor
Lauren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at UC Davis. She received her Ph.D. in political science with distinction from Columbia University and was a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford and the Center for Global Development (CGD). She is a member of the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network. Her research aims to understand how individuals make decisions when faced with the threat of violence.
