Rebeca C. Leffler is an America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Associate at the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida, where she is working on her first monograph, Executive War Rhetoric. Her research lies at the intersection of political philosophy, history, and American politics. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University with subfields in political philosophy and American politics.

 

Her research has been supported by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Jack Miller Center, and the Western Political Science Association. Her peer-reviewed research is forthcoming in American Political Thought, Movements and American Political Thought, and SAGE Encyclopedia of Crime and Gender. Prior to joining AWC, she held teaching positions at Hamilton College and Claremont McKenna College. ​​​