Professor Schultz is a specialist in International Relations, with particular interest in the impact of domestic politics on international conflict and conflict resolution. His current research seeks to understand how states settle long-running international rivalries. He is the author of Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001) and numerous journal articles. In 2003, he received the Karl Deutsch Award, given by the International Studies Association to a scholar under the age of 40 who has made a significant contribution to the study of international conflict. He received his PhD from Stanford University.

Ipshita joined Stanford in April 2006 after a two year stint at UC Berkeley. She has since then worked in the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the Slavic department. Originally from India, she has worked in India and Bangkok before moving to the US. Ipshita lives in the bay area and juggles her time between working at Stanford and playing with her six year old son, Ishayu.