Lauren Nyquist is a PhD candidate in Geography at Texas A&M University, where her dissertation examines how infrastructure development and foreign aid have reshaped sovereignty in the South Caucasus. Her research interests focus on water governance, infrastructure politics, and geopolitical security. In 2023-2024, she served as a Doctoral Research Associate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Center for Global Security Research, analyzing climate-security linkages and transboundary water governance in South and Central Asia. As a Texan, Lauren has witnessed firsthand the critical importance of water security and infrastructure resilience, which drives her commitment to addressing water access challenges through interdisciplinary research, policy, and legal analysis. She holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Geography and International Relations from the University of Texas at Austin, with minors in Russian and African Studies.
