Kalia Hoechstetter

Masters Candidate
Political Science
McGill University

Kalia (Kali) Hoechstetter is a master’s student in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, specializing in international relations. Her research explores the intersection of international law, norms, and international security, with a particular focus on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Specifically, she examines whether and how international humanitarian law influences the conduct of combatants in the perpetration of CRSV during intrastate conflicts.

Previously, Kalia worked at the United Nations Office on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Post-Conflict Research Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and MADRE, an international women’s rights organization. She is a graduate of the Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in political science and Spanish, along with a certificate in international relations and a Letter of Specialization in data analytics.

Kali is currently serving as the CIPSS Communications Coordinator.