Elizabeth Mesok

Elizabeth Mesok is a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of Basel's Faculty of Humanities, Department of Social Sciences, and an SNF PRIMA Grantee at the Center for Gender Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies (NYU, 2013) and an M.A. in Politics (NYU, 2007). Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University (2013–2015) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU (2015–2016).

Her research examines the intersections of gender, militarism, and security, with a focus on feminist and critical theoretical frameworks. Key interests include:

• Gender and sexuality in conflict zones
• U.S. militarism and empire
• Feminist security studies
• Policy analysis of violence prevention

Her publications consistently explore themes of gender, power, and violence, with recent work analyzing racial dynamics in counter-extremism policies and gender integration in military institutions.

Awards: She received the 2016 Claire Moses Goldberg Award for her critical analysis of sexual violence in the U.S. military.

Grants: She leads the SNF PRIMA-funded project 'Gendered Security Strategies: How Gender Matters in the Policy and Practice of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism'.

No information is available regarding student advising, labs, or research teams.