Brianna Fero Publishes on Gendered Violence in The CROW

Brianna Fero, a graduate student in UW Bothell鈥檚 Master of Arts in Policy Studies program, recently published her essay 鈥溾 in the 10th volume of The CROW, the university鈥檚 interdisciplinary journal. Originally written in Dr. Julie Shayne鈥檚 Power of Feminist Writing course, the piece challenges narrow definitions of terrorism by examining how national security narratives often ignore domestic threats rooted in misogyny and white supremacy. Fero earned her B.A. in Global Studies with a minor in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, and credits Dr. Julie Shayne鈥檚 mentorship, through years of collaboration as a peer facilitator and grader, with helping shape her academic and political voice. Now a 4.0 graduate student, 2025 Graduate Student Commencement Speaker, and founder of the Bothell Policy Advocacy Coalition (BPAC), Fero鈥檚 work reflects the IAS program鈥檚 values of critical inquiry, equity, and community-rooted scholarship.