She studies international conflict, democratic survival, and gender in academia using formal theory, dynamic modeling, and empirical methods.
Kadera attended Wells College in Aurora, New York, receiving a BA in government in 1987.
[1] In 2001, Kadera published the book The Power-Conflict Story: A Dynamic Model of Interstate Rivalry.
[2] Kadera's research on topics like the survival of democratic regimes, international conflict management, and the evolution of war and peace over time[5] has been published in journals like the American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, and Conflict Management and Peace Science.
[6] Kadera is also a founder and organizer of the Journeys in World Politics program, which has a similar mandate.