VIP Lab Fellow - Residential
Residential Fellow
- PhD, Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Frank Wyer completed his PhD in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2023. From 2023-2025 he was a Beall Postdoctoral Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School. His research explores how governments, civilians, and the international community respond to violent conflict and build peace in fragile states. His dissertation focused on the challenge of rebel group fragmentation during peace processes. Chapters of his dissertation have appeared in International Organization and the British Journal of Political Science. At the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, he is pursuing a set of projects exploring the attitudes and behaviors of civilians during public security crises.