Gaea Morales

Assistant Professor

International Relations

Professor Morales is the Helen Houlahan Rigali Assistant Professor in Political Science. Her research and teaching spans topics of global governance and environmental and climate politics. Her current research focuses on the motivations and mechanisms by which city governments translate international agreements into local policies, using the framework of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. More broadly, she engages in multi-method research to pursue topics of urban disaster resilience, international climate finance, and environmental rights within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Human Rights, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Sustainability, as well as The Duck of Minerva and Open Global Rights.

For more information, visit https://www.gaeamorales.com/

Education

Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2025

M.A., University of Southern California, 2021

B.A., Occidental College, 2018

Specialty Area

International Relations