Kelly Voss

Graduate Program Manager/Lecturer, Institute for Politics and Strategy

Bio

Kelly Voss joined the Institute for Politics and Strategy in June 2020 as the Graduate Program Manager, responsible for advising current and prospective students of the Master of Science in International Relations and Politics (MS IRP) and the Master of Information Technology Strategy (MITS). She is also the Instructor for the IPS Policy Seminar, MITS Capstone Project, and Security War Game courses.

Kelly has a long history in academia and devotion to student success. Prior to joining IPS, she was an adjunct professor in the political science department at Washington & Jefferson College. From 2014 to 2020, Kelly worked and studied at the University of Pittsburgh. She first served as the Director of Career Services for the School of Education, then as a Teaching and Research Assistant for both the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and the University Center for International Studies. She is currently a PhD candidate in Public Policy and International Security at GSPIA. Kelly has held resident fellowships at the Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies, Japan Institute for International Affairs, and World Affairs Council of Seattle.

This is Kelly’s second stint at CMU: She worked as a Student Relations manager for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2013. Prior to that, she worked for the University of Washington as a PhD Program Administrator for the Jackson School of International Studies, as well as Director of Career Services and Alumni Relations, where she was honored with the Student Services Award by the Jackson School Student Association. 

Kelly holds both an MBA and a Master’s in International Studies from the University of Washington and has a Bachelor’s in International Relations from the University of California at Davis.