Brett Voyles

Brett Voyles is a PhD student studying modern Latin American history. She is particularly interested in thinking through the connection between the Cold War and Pink Tide revolutions in places like Cuba and Venezuela. Her interests broadly include race, gender, revolutionary and counterrevolutionary movements, and state formation/consolidation.

Before coming to Yale, Brett earned a BSFS in International History at Georgetown University and an MA in history from New York University. Between her undergraduate studies and graduate school, Brett worked in non-profit organizations in Washington DC focused on civil society and due process across Latin America.