Laura Hebert

Laura Hebert is a Professor in the Department of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Denver and has been affiliated with the institution since 2005.

• Ph.D., University of Denver
• M.A., University of Oregon
• B.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Her research focuses on gender, human rights, international law, and international organizations, with geographic emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. She explores themes like gender-based violence, human trafficking, and gender dynamics in security and peacekeeping contexts.

Hebert’s recent work examines anti-trafficking funding discourses, UN/NATO responses to sexual misconduct, and gender reform in post-conflict Rwanda. Her 2022 book Gender & Human Rights in a Global, Mobile Era investigates feminist debates through the lens of human trafficking using intersectional feminist cosmopolitanism.

She teaches courses including International Organizations, Human Rights, and Gender & International Relations, and serves as co-chair of Oxy’s Kahane United Nations Program Advisory Committee while being affiliated with the Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies minor.