Kate Reeves

Political Science

Kate's research focuses on displacement, a just transition to net-zero carbon emissions, international human rights, and anti-corruption. Her past academic research has analyzed the human rights implications of hydroelectric dams in Guatemala and Peru, as well as forced displacement associated with cobalt mining in the DRC. Kate has over four years of experience working on issues related to migration, including assisting the resettlement of Afghan refugees after the fall of Kabul, researching child trafficking, teaching classes to prepare US immigrants for the citizenship exam, and working at an immigration law firm.

Since 2023, Kate has worked at an international anti-corruption law firm that specializes in representing whistleblowers. There, she provides legal research for transnational anti-corruption cases and serves as the representative for the firm's international advocacy efforts, including those related to environmental crime, foreign bribery, and anti-money laundering.

Kate graduated cum laude and with honors from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She then graduated from the University of Oxford, where she studied at Brasenose College as an Allbritton scholar. She will be simultaneously pursuing her JD alongside her PhD as a Berkeley Scholars-in-Law scholarship recipient.

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