Richa Bhattarai

Resourceful Graduate Research Assistant passionate about advancing knowledge in the U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East through high-quality research. Self-motivated professional with excellent communication, planning, and problem solving abilities.

• Bhattarai, R. (2024a, June 26). Can a woman become president in Iran? It’s complicated. - Iran1400 project. pm.olibro.dev. https://iran1400.org/content/can-a-woman-become-president-in-iran-its-complicated/
• Iran, USA, Israel— A Complex Trio? Lessons from History and Future Prospects by Richa Bhattarai. (2024, August 1). Middle East Analitika. https://middleeastanalitika.blogspot.com/2024/07/iran-usa-israel-complex-trio-lessons.html
• Bhattarai, R. (2024, August 2). Nepal: The “New Athens” of the Modern World. OnlineKhabar English News. https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-the-new-athens-of-the-modern-world.html
• Zzxndztls. (2024, July 24). Richa Bhattarai: An Exploration of U.S.-Iranian relations and Middle East Security. SPCIS. https://www.spcis.org/post/richa-bhattarai-an-exploration-of-u-s-iranian-relations-and-middle-east-security
• Bhattarai, R. and Carter, R. (2018), “The Use of Technology, Videos, and Interactive Strategies to Inform Students About Alcohol Use, Bystander Intervention and Consent,” Proceedings of Meeting of the Minds Regional Conference, April. 5-7, 2018. https://semo.edu/news/2018/04/southeast-students-and-staff-present-at-regional- prevention-and-health-education-conference/

Books Review 

• Bhattarai, R. (2023). [Review of the book So, You Want to Talk About Race, by I. Oluo]. Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies, 3(3), 351-353. https://doi.org/10.47362/EJSSS.2023.3305
• Bhattarai, R. (2022). Economic Analysis of Civil Conflict in Nepal. Advance. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.31124/advance.21158842.v1

Journal Publications in Review

• Bhattarai, R. (2022). Negotiation Advisory Brief: Reconsidering the 2015 Nuclear Agreement with Iran. Negotiation Journal.

• Bhattarai, R. (2023), “Violent Crime and Public Institution Enrollment in the United States: A Quantitative Analysis,” Proceedings of Southern Political Science Association, Jan. 10-13, 2024. Website: https://spsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2024-SPSA- Conference-Preliminary-Program-v.-1.0.pdf
• Bhattarai, R. (2023), “Economic Analysis of Civil Conflict in Nepal,” Proceedings of Southern Political Science Association, Jan. 10-13, 2024. Website: https://spsa.net/wp- content/uploads/2023/10/2024-SPSA-Conference-Preliminary-Program-v.-1.0.pdf
• Bhattarai, R. (2022), “Nepal-India Territorial Dispute: A Critical Analysis,” Proceedings of Southern Political Science Association, Jan. 11-14, 2023. Website: https://spsa.net/wp- content/uploads/2023/01/spsa2023preliminaryprogramv6.pdf
• Bhattarai, R. (2022), “From Monarchy to Communism: A Nepali Perspective,” Proceedings of Southern Political Science Association, Jan. 11-14, 2023. Website: https://spsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/spsa2023preliminaryprogramv6.pdf

Conference Papers in Review

• Bhattarai, R. (2024). “National Interest and Counterterrorism: Examining the role of Negotiation in Reconsidering US-Iran Relationship and Foreign Policy,” Proceedings of Sixteenth Annual Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) Conference.

• Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
• Southern Political Science Association (SPSA)
• Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association

• Certified Mediator for Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (GODR)