International Studies Association Honors Jennifer Ramos for Advancing Diversity in the Field

Jennifer Ramos, professor of political science and international relations at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, has received the 2024 Susan S. Northcutt Award from the International Studies Association. She was recognized for her dedication to advancing women and other underrepresented scholars in the field of international studies.

In 2008, Dr. Ramos began her career at Loyola Marymount University as a faculty member in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. Now holding the rank of full professor, she focuses her current academic pursuits on peacebuilding in divided societies, the globalization of the far right, and the preventive use of force. She has written several academic volumes and books including Preventative Force: Drones, Targeting Killing, and the Transformation of Contemporary Warfare (New York University Press, 2016) and Changing Norms Through Actions: The Evolution of Sovereignty (Oxford University Press, 2013).

Dr. Ramos completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Davis, where she double-majored in international relations and German. She holds a master’s degree in international relations from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Davis.