Brianna Fero Publishes on Gendered Violence in The CROW

Brianna Fero, a graduate student in UW Bothell’s Master of Arts in Policy Studies program, recently published her essay “Echoing Across a Nation: The New Wave of Gendered Terrorism in the United States” in the 10th volume of The CROW, the university’s interdisciplinary journal. Originally written in Dr. Julie Shayne’s 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’s 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’s work reflects the IAS program’s values of critical inquiry, equity, and community-rooted scholarship.