Mazie Bernard - PhD Candidate at Purdue University in Political Science.

Welcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Purdue University.

My research agenda focuses on international political economy, global governance, and expertise. My dissertation explores how economic ideas are created and changed among international organizations in the fields of development finance, public health, and artificial intelligence. I use a variety of methodological tools in my research, including interviews, computational text analysis, and survey experiments. I have advanced methodological training from the ICPSR and IQMR summer programs and I have completed a graduate certification in Advanced Methods at Purdue in Behavioral, Health, & Social Sciences. I have also been honored by the Interpretive Methods and Methodologies (IMM) Group as a 2025-2026 Spotlight Scholar, which aims to highlight outstanding early-career scholars whose work advances interpretive approaches to the study of politics. 

I have experience working as a researcher in the Global Development and Innovation (GDI) Lab at the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) on international digital development, including project on the digital economy, digital labor, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. I am also a research affiliate for the Governance and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Lab (GRAIL).

I have experience teaching courses in international political economy and environmental policy. As an instructor, I aim to create an inclusive learning environment that provides students with the tools to apply political science concepts to the real world.

I am also a co-organizer for the Graduate Students in International Political Economy (GSIPE) Workshop, an interdisciplinary workshop series aimed to facilitate early-career research and networking.

As an avid environmentalist, I enjoy hiking and horticulture. I have a love for travel and hope to visit a new country every year - my most recent travel was to Geneva, Switzerland. I am also always willing to share stories and pictures of my two cats - Wallie and Luna.