Dr. Schwartz’s research has been supported by the Fulbright Program and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and her work has been published in scholarly journals like the Journal of Peace Research, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Global Security Studies, Latin American Politics & Society, Journal of Democracy, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Military in Politics, Revista de Ciencia Política, Small Wars and Insurgencies, and Studies in Comparative International Development. She has also published op-eds and policy analysis for outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, World Politics Review, and Americas Quarterly. Dr. Schwartz is also an affiliated researcher with the Latin American Public Opinion Project at Vanderbilt University., Rachel A. Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of International and Area Studies. Her research focuses on the legacies of armed conflict, statebuilding, corruption, and human rights in Central America., Rachel Schwartz, a 33-year-old mother of two who served in Iraq, was last seen in footage captured by a video doorbell as she was leaving her former boyfriend’s home in Wimauma, Hillsborough.