Mary Nugent, Ph.D., leads discussion sections in the Politics of National Memory class. Dr. Nugent was most recently an advisor at Save the Children, where she managed the organization's early childhood education government relations work. Prior to working with Save the Children, Dr. Nugent served as a policy advisor to former U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (NM-1) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Nugent has a Ph.D. in political science from Rutgers University, with expertise in legislative politics, women in politics, and theories of representation. She has taught undergraduate classes in political theory, UK politics, and women in U.S. politics. Dr. Nugent also served as an international debate coach and lecturer at the University of Vermont. Her research has been published in "The Journal of Politics," "The European Journal of Political Research," and "Party Politics."