Cory Runstedler

Graduate Assistant

Human Rights Institute


Cory Runstedler is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut. Cory holds a BA in sociology from University of Waterloo, an MA in sociology from Wilfrid Laurier University, and an MBA from the University of Kentucky.

Cory’s primary research interests are in how corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing affects employee human rights and what policies could be implemented in order to better protect them. He is also interested in ethical consumption, particularly focusing on the ethical supply chain of consumer goods.