Welcome! My name is Gaea Morales, and I am a 2025-2026 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University. Beginning Fall 2026, I will be joining Loyola University Chicago as a Rigali Assistant Professor of Political Science. My work explores how global norms translate into local action, with a focus on cities and the governance and politics of transboundary environmental challenges  as it intersects with transnational human rights movements.​