Anastasia Mentar

Anastasia Mentar (she/her) is a first-year Master’s student in the Politics Department. She completed her Bachelors at UC San Diego in International Studies, where she studied international business and international politics with a regional focus on China and East Asia. She completed her senior thesis on the effects of the education of women and girls on the economic development of India and Cambodia. Her background in political theory as well as educational and political activism inform her interpretation of large scale political events and political behavior of groups. She has experience in political organizing, campaigns, unions, grassroots activism, and nonprofit research and communications. When not working, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature with her dog, and exploring the city.