Kate Hallbach

My name is Kate Hallbach, and I’m senior from Oakton, VA majoring in International Relations and minoring in French and Francophone Studies. I’m interested in international development, trade law, international human rights law, and diplomacy. Having studied abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France in Spring 2025, I am especially interested in these topics in relation to Francophone countries. On campus, I work at the Wellness Center as a Wellness Ambassador, am on the club soccer team, and am a buddy in Best Buddies. I’m really excited to be a part of the STAIR lab to learn more about dehumanization in literature in a systematic way.