Dr. Julia Meszaros is a Sociologist who finished her Ph.D. in Global Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Dr. Meszaros completed an M.A. in Political Science at San Diego State University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her research specializes in ‘mail order brides’, gender, globalization, and intercultural communication and has been featured in a number of scholarly journals regarding gender. She is currently completing her first academic manuscript about masculinity and mail-order brides. In the classroom, Dr. Meszaros likes to relate course materials and ideas to the real world through popular culture and current events. She enjoys yoga, tennis, travel, and stand-up paddle boarding.