Oindrila Roy

Assistant Professor of International Relations

Oindrila Roy received her Ph.D. (2014) and Master’s (2012) in Political Science from Kent State University. Prior to that she received an M.A. in International Relations (2008) from Jadavpur University, India, and a B.A. (with Honors) in Political Science (2006) from Presidency College (Calcutta), India. Her teaching interests are in the fields of international relations, public policy, and quantitative research methods. Oindrila’s research interest is in the analysis of religious sources of foreign policy-related public opinion in the United States. Her article, “Religious Roots of War Attitudes in the United States: Insights from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf,” was published in the journal of Foreign Policy Analysis in 2016. Oindrila is also the founding faculty sponsor of the Alpha Chi Chapter at Cottey College.