Lori Poloni-Staudinger, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at NorthernArizona University. She specializes in citizen participation, at the individual and group levels, and political contention, particularlyin democratic settings. Much of her work looks at gender in various contexts. She is the recent author, with Candice Ortbals, of Terrorismand Violent Conflict: Women's Agency, Leadership and Responses (2012, Springer).