About Me

Dr. Dongan Tan received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas Tech University, specializing in international relations and quantitative analysis. Her research interests focus on international political economy and international security—especially economic sanctions—examining their use, success, and consequences, and how this traditional foreign policy tool evolves in today’s highly globalized world. Her work appears in International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Journal of Social Welfare, and so on. She teaches undergraduate courses on Political Analysis and International Politics.

Interests

💡 Economic sanctions
💡 Globalization
💡 international security
💡 International political economy
💡 Methods: causal inference, network analysis, duration analysis

Education

🎓 Ph.D., Political Science, Texas Tech University (2025)
🎓 M.A., Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science & Technology (2018)
🎓 B.A., Public Administration, Minzu University of China (2016)