Priscila Moreira

Priscila Moreira joins the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy at Stanford University as a coterminal student pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Human Rights. Originally from Brazil, she immigrated to the United States in 2018 and has focused her academic studies on democratic governance, corruption, inequality and human rights. At Stanford, Priscila worked as research assistant at the Institute for Research in the Social Science (IRiSS), where she contributed to research on local election and democratic representation. She previously interned in the U.S. Congress, where she supported legislative and constituent services, and served as an international research assistant at the University of Salzburg in Austria where she studied democratic representation, populism and gender politics in Europe. Her research interests center on democratic backsliding, institutional resilience, corruption and the ways governance shapes inequality and opportunities for marginalized communities. Through the MIP program , she hopes to develop evidence-based policy solutions that strengthen democratic institutions and advance inclusive governance around the world.