Hope LaFreniere

Hope LaFreniere

Doctoral Student

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Hope began her doctoral work in the terrorism track in the Fall of 2020. She received her undergraduate degree in Mass Communications/Broadcasting at West Texas A&M University in 2014 where she focused on ethics, law, and videography. She received her Master of Security Studies from Angelo State University in 2018 where she approached security threats with an interdisciplinary approach ranging across various topics including terrorism, human rights, rogue states, and energy security. Her primary research concerns include power dynamics and radicalization.