Dr. Liana Reyes

Biography

Liana Eustacia Reyes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Purdue University. She specializes in the scientific study of law and conflict, focusing on the determinants and consequences of conflict resolution. Her main research project theorizes the implications of group-level legal preferences on conflict resolution, providing systematic analysis of how these preferences vary among groups and the degree to which they facilitate or obstruct conflict resolution. Empirically, she focuses on the dynamics between rebel and incumbent groups. Dr. Reyes’s research has been generously funded by institutions such as the National Science Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania's Office of the Vice Provost for Research. She has published her work in leading journals including International Studies Quarterly and Journal of Conflict Resolution. Dr. Reyes also directs the Law and Conflict (LAC) research lab, mentoring students interested in the scientific study of law and conflict. She trains students in research processes and project management. During the 2024-2025 academic year, she will serve as a Rosenwald Fellow at the John Sloan Dickey Center at Dartmouth College. Dr. Reyes holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Rice University and has extensive professional experience across various fields, including national security and law, supplemented by fieldwork in Latin America.

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