Nicole Chen

Nicole Chen is a junior from New York City who is majoring in Political Science and pursuing an Education Studies certificate.

She is interested in nuclear disarmament and nuclear arms deals and is currently conducting research with Professor Alexandre Debs and Professor Matthew Fuhrmann on arms control agreements, aiming to develop a theory about why countries pursue such treaties. Additionally, during her sophomore year, Nicole completed a final research project on far-right extremism in Germany, which inspired a long-form cover story for The Yale Politic, a student-run publication on politics and culture. During the summer of 2024, while studying abroad in Freiburg, Germany, she undertook a comparative research project on AI regulations between the EU and the US. She hopes to continue her studies in these diverse areas.

Outside her academic work, Nicole writes and edits for The Yale Politic and the Yale Undergraduate Law Journal, and she is an undergraduate intern at the Yale Law School Journal. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and trying new cuisines with friends!

Department: Political Science and Education Studies