Karen Nershi

Karen Nershi is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at IE University in Madrid, Spain. Through an empirical lens, her research examines international cooperation and regulation challenges emerging from the adoption of new technologies. Prof. Nershi completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center and a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Specific topics she explores in her research include ransomware, cross-national regulation of the cryptocurrency sector, and international cooperation around anti-money laundering enforcement. Prof. Nershi is a recipient of the 2023 Perry World House Foreign Affairs Emerging Scholars Policy Prize, a prize recognizing early career scholars who have successfully translated insights from their academic research into an essay accessible to policy audiences.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor of Political Science, IE University, Spain, 2023 - Present 

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, USA, 2021 - 2023

Academic Background

• PhD in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2021

• MA in Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2018

• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, University of Alabama, USA, 2013

Selected Publications

• Grossman, S., DiResta, R., Ramali, K., Sharma, R., Bradshaw, S., and Nershi, K (2021) “In Bed with Embeds: How a Network Tied to IRA Operations Created Fake ‘Man on the Street’ Content Embedded in News Articles”. Stanford Digital Repository.

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