Ausra Park

Dr. Ausra Park is a Professor of International Relations at Siena College. Her research focuses on the political leadership of Baltic states, gender in diplomacy, and women politicians in the executive (i.e., presidents, prime ministers, and ministers) in small post-communist countries.  

Ausra Park is an Assistant Professor at Siena College, NY. Her research focuses on post-communist political leadership profiling, comparative foreign policy, political psychology, gender and politics, and social justice issues (human trafficking). She has received grants from organizations such as Fulbright, IREX, German Marshall Fund of the US, and others. She is currently working on two book manuscripts that examine Baltic leadership and the first female presidents in the Eastern post-communist bloc.