Haley Guepet is the Research Fellow at the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. She completed her PhD in medieval history in 2025 at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, focusing on the role of ancient and medieval Danish women and queens in Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum. During her PhD, Guepet taught undergraduate courses on Vikings and humans’ relationship with the ocean. Prior to her PhD, she received a BA in history and English literature from Louisiana State University in 2016. She also received her JD in civil law from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2019 and is an attorney in Louisiana. Guepet is proud to honor her grandfathers Boyd P. Guepet Sr. and Robert “Top Todd” Todd Sr. and her great aunt Verna Heinrich who served during World War II.
Haley Guepet, JD, PhD
Research Fellow
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