Collegiate Affiliation

Kristen M. Einertson is a PhD Candidate in the Rhetorical Studies area of the Communication Studies department of the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the rhetoric and public discourse surrounding the post-Soviet transition and foreign policy related to Eastern European states, particularly the Baltics. Specifically, her dissertation looks at the role of the Joint Baltic American National Committee in the United States, which was the central Baltic-interests lobbying organization that worked closely with various branches of US government to support the Baltics’ struggle for autonomy and influence the US's late-Cold-War foreign policy. Before beginning her doctoral studies in Minnesota, she lived in Rīga, Latvia as a Fulbright ETA in 2018-2019.

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Educational Background

  • Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies, Music, Philosophy, Luther College, 2014