Tasnia Symoom, PhD

Welcome!

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Grounded in political sociology and political economy, I study how power, institutions, and global economic forces shape people’s sense of justice, security, and belonging. Using experimental, comparative, and mixed methods, my research asks questions such as:​

 

• How do institutional structures shape responses to gender-based violence in humanitarian and refugee settings?

• How do identity, political institutions, and governance influence women’s access to justice and safety?

• How do global economic forces, such as migration and foreign investment, shape women’s economic participation and gender equality across societies?

 

 

I’m dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching across political science, sociology, economics, and gender studies.

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In the classroom, I encourage students to ask:

 

• How do institutions and governance structures shape people’s access to justice and safety?

• Whose experiences are overlooked when we study violence, displacement, and inequality?

• How do global forces—such as migration, economic development, and political institutions—shape opportunities and vulnerabilities across societies?

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I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW) at the University of Kentucky. I am also a Faculty Fellow at the Institute of Mass Atrocity and Genocide Prevention at Binghamton University, New York.

 

I received my Ph.D. in Political Science (2025) from the University of Kentucky.