About the Authors
Grace Buchanan graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a degree in International Relations with a focus on peace and conflict resolution, as well as a minor in Economics. Buchanan discovered a passion for the underexplored field of Women Security Studies while studying IR.
Katie Buschle is a rising junior at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with the Honors Tutorial College. She has minors in Political Science and Spanish, and certificates in Law, Justice, and Culture, and War and Peace Studies. She is the Vice President of Ohio University’s Mock Trial team and is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity. Buschle is interested in and engages with research on political and legal issues using a sociological lens and a multicultural perspective.
Elise (Eesie) Cuba (they/them) recently graduated from Webster University – Saint Louis with a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in mental health. They plan to return to school after a short break to pursue a graduate degree in Counseling or Clinical Psychology. Their passions lie in social justice, impacts of trauma on psychological wellness, women and gender studies, and therapeutic treatments for psychological conditions. They aspire to research therapeutic modalities, advocate for, and counsel those who have suffered trauma due to systems of oppression.
Inmaculada Cepeda De La Cruz (she/they) holds a degree in International Relations and Philosophy from Webster University – Saint Louis. Originally from Mallorca, Spain, her research focuses on translating environmental, social, and economic justice into policy. Following her recent graduation, she plans to engage in a research assistant fellowship aligned with her passion for sustainable development while pursuing a Master’s degree in the same field.
Kate Gouveia Pereira is a Criminology student in her final year at Toronto Metropolitan University. A first-generation university student descended from Portuguese-Azorean immigrants, she was raised on the border of Harbord Village and Kensington Market in Toronto. As a two-time Dean’s List recipient, Gouveia Pereira is committed to learning about and researching marginalized groups. She is pursuing a law clerk diploma after graduation and hopes to gain experience in the legal field before pursing graduate studies.
Hannah Peterson graduated in December 2025 from Webster University – Saint Louis with a degree in International Human Rights with a minor in Cultural Anthropology. Her passions include human rights issues regarding displacement, famine, and poverty. She was a member of Webster’s Speech and Debate team, a reviewer and editor for Righting Wrongs: A Human Rights Journal, and a researcher for the Global Policy Horizons Research Lab. After graduation, she plans to travel around Europe before pursuing graduate studies in Fall 2026.
Tristyn Tofano is a sophomore at Emory and Henry University. She is majoring in Political Science and Business Administration. She has an interest in views on abortion throughout the United States and wrote the work featured in this issue for one of her political science courses regarding the topic of abortion.