Rachel J. Schoner

Rachel J. Schoner serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Tulane University, previously holding a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at Princeton University's Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. Her research examines non-state actor access in international institutions and victim participation in global human rights systems.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, San Diego (2022)
• Joint BA in Mathematics/Political Science and MA in Political Science, Emory University (2015)

Dr. Schoner's scholarship centers on international human rights mechanisms and institutional dynamics within global governance frameworks. She investigates how victims navigate international petition systems and why authoritarian regimes permit individual complaints, revealing strategic interactions between repressive states and treaty bodies through rigorous analysis of UN committee operations.

Her 2022-2025 publications demonstrate consistent focus on petition systems in UN human rights bodies, with emerging trends examining institutional evolution in children's rights frameworks and comparative analysis of non-state actor forum selection strategies. Work appears in International Studies Quarterly and Review of International Organizations.

Dr. Schoner maintains active research engagement with no disclosed advising roles, grant funding, or laboratory affiliations in available materials.