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Dr. Valerie Hudson is University Distinguished Professor and the holder of the George H.W. Bush Chair in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

An expert on international security and foreign policy analysis as well as gender and security, she received her PhD in political science at The Ohio State University. She also was a member of the faculty at Brigham Young University. At Texas A&M, she directs the Bush School's Program on Women, Peace, and Security.

Talk Title: "The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide."