Graduate Student Contact Information kem95@uw.edu Personal Website Fields of Interest Climate Policy Environmental Politics International Institutions International Relations International Security Political Economy Political Methodology Quantitative Methods Biography B.A., Environmental Science and Policy and Political Science, Duke University, 2017 M.A., Political Science, University of Washington, 2024 Research Selected Research Morton, Kayla, Aseem Prakash, Nives Dolsak. “Issue Linkage and Climate Votes in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-2021.” PLOS Climate. September 25, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000440 Courses Taught Summer 2025POL S 384 A: Global Environmental Politics Summer 2024POL S 367 A: Comparative Law and Courts Spring 2024POL S 371 AC: Global Crime and Corruption POL S 371 AD: Global Crime and Corruption Winter 2024POL S 204 AA: Introduction to Comparative Politics POL S 204 AB: Introduction to Comparative Politics Autumn 2023POL S 203 AA: Introduction to International Relations POL S 203 AC: Introduction to International Relations Winter 2023POL S 368 AA: The Politics and Law of International Human Rights POL S 368 AB: The Politics and Law of International Human Rights Autumn 2022POL S 202 AC: Introduction to American Politics POL S 202 AD: Introduction to American Politics Affiliations Home Department Center for Environmental Politics Professional Affiliations American Political Science Association, International Studies Association, Environmental Politics and Governance Network News & Events Related News Prof. Aseem Prakash and Kayla Morton in The Regulatory Review, "Protecting Climate Legislation Through Issue Linkage" (January 21, 2025) Related Events Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “Economic and Environmental Impacts of Mining in Ecuador” - May 10 2024, 12pm Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “The Imperative Challenges of Sustainability for the Forgotten” - April 19 2024, 12pm Dr. Robert Bullard: The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice - April 9 2024, 6:30pm Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “Higher Education and Sustainability” - March 1 2024, 12pm Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “How Good Norms Do Harm: Insights from the Justice Gap in Global Forest Governance” - February 16 2024, 12pm Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “The Consequences of Environmental Protest in Global Perspective” - January 19 2024, 12pm Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “The Extent and Impact of Water Injustice in the United States” - November 17 2023, 12pm University of Washington International Security Colloquium (UWISC): “Bringing Information Back in: Russia and the Pursuit of Limited Aims” - November 3 2023, 3:30pm Center for Environmental Politics, The Duck Family Colloquium Series: “How Climate Change Will Reshape Politics” - October 13 2023, 12pm
