Beth Simmons | |
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Born | Beth Ann Simmons 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Redlands (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A.) Harvard University (M.A.), (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Mobilizing for Human Rights, Who Adjusts? |
Title | Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Political Science, international relations |
Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Keohane |
Other academic advisors | James Alt, Stephan Haggard |
Beth A. Simmons (born 1958) is an American academic and notable international relations scholar. She is the Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. [1] She is a former Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at the Department of Government. Her research interests include international relations, political economy, international law, and international human rights law compliance.
Simmons was born in 1958 in the San Francisco Bay Area in California and attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California where she excelled in speech, debate, and music. She earned a BA in political science and philosophy summa cum laude from the University of Redlands, an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago, and an MA and PhD in government from Harvard, where she was a student of international relations theorist Robert Keohane.
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In 2016, she became Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law and Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. [2] [3]
Simmons served as President of the International Studies Association from 2011–2012. [4] She was succeeded as President by Etel Solingen of the University of California, Irvine.
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