Nicole Detraz received his Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2009; MA, Colorado State University, 2005; BA, Louisiana State University, 2002. Dr. Detraz joined the Political Science department in 2009. She specializes in international relations, and environmental politics. Her research centers on the intersections of security, the environment, and gender. She received a Dunavant Professorship in Fall 2017. Dr. Detraz has also been awarded the W. Russell Smith Award for Teaching Excellence in 2015, the Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award in 2014, and the College of Arts and Sciences Early Career Research Award in 2013. She teaches courses on scope and methods of Political Science, theories of international relations, international conflict and security, and global environmental politics.