Jennifer L. Erickson

Jennifer L. Erickson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston College, affiliated with the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University. Her research focuses on international security, arms control, and the laws/norms of war, with a recent book project exploring new weapons technologies and their governance. She has been recognized with the APSA Foreign Policy Section's 2017 Best Book Award for her work Dangerous Trade.

• Education: B.A., Saint Olaf College; M.A. and Ph.D., Cornell University.
• Positions: Inaugural White Family Sesquicentennial Assistant Professorship (BC), Nuclear Security Fellow (Stanford CISAC), Faculty Affiliate (Harvard IQSS).

Her research combines historical and contemporary case studies, emphasizing sanctions, arms embargoes, and humanitarian norms. She teaches courses on international relations theory, global governance, and EU foreign affairs.