Shivangi holds an MA in Political Science from Northeastern University and a BA in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women at the University of Delhi, India. Research interests include:
Community-focused approaches to resilience and post-conflict recovery in conflict-affected societies
Transitional justice and reparative policy frameworks in conflict resolution
Feminist security studies
Local-global linkages in security governance, norms, and institutions.
Adhi a Fulbright scholar, holds an MS in Global Studies and International Relations with a concentration in Conflict Resolution from Northeastern University, and a BA in International Relations from Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. Research interests include:
Post-conflict democracy and democratic consolidation
Illiberal democracy and illiberal peacebuilding
Political stability and the institutionalization of democracy
Peacebuilding and conflict resolution
Democratic decline and institutional resilience
Laura holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and a B.A. in Anthropology from The George Washington University. Research interests include:
Civil-military relations
Security sector governance and reform
Sovereignty politics and contested legitimacy
Resource nationalism and political economies of extraction
Multipolarity and competition in global development
Clara holds an MS in Conflict Management and Resolution from the University of San Diego and a double degree with a BA in International Relations from Tokyo International University and a BA in Creative Writing from Willamette University. Research interests include:
Transitional Justice
Peace and Conflict Resolution
International Law
Human Rights
Firmesk Rahim holds an MA in Global Governance and Human Security and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She earned a bachelor's degree in English language from the University of Sulaimani. Research interests include:
Middle Eastern Studies, with a focus on the GCC, Iraq, Iran relations
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Global Governance and International Organizations
Security Studies and Peacebuilding Processes
Zinia holds an MA in Asian Studies from Ohio University, as well as BSS and MSS degrees in Development Studies from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Research Interests include:
Comparative Public Policy
Public Health and Policy
Migration and Refugee Studies
Climate Induced Displacement
Alhassan holds an MA in Peace Research and International Relations from the University of Tübingen, Germany, and MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from Ankara Social Sciences University, Türkiye. Research interests include:
Political economy of armed conflict and human security
Terrorism, violent extremism, and transnational organized violence in Africa and the Sahel
Local resistance, indigenous peacebuilding, and approaches to conflict transformation
Oluchi has a LLM with specialization in democratic governance and rule of law from Ohio Northern Unv. and a MA in International Affairs from Baruch College, City University NY. Research Interests Include:
Deepening democracy in developing countries
Transitional Justice, Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Elections
International Law and Human Rights
Multilateral Organizations, INGO’s, and CSO
Imtiaz has a M.Phil. in International Relations from Univ. of Karachi (UoK) Pakistan. . Research Interests Include:
Countering Violent Extremism & Terrorism
Conflict Resolution & Crisis Management
Peace and Security Studies
Environmental Security
Phil has a MA Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution from alisbury Univ and. B.Sc Economics and Development Studies , Alex Ekwueme Federal Univ., Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Nigeria. Research Interests Include:
Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change, and Food Security
Migration and Development
Humanitarian Action
International Policy Analysis
Seth has a MA in Coexistence and Conflict from Brandeis Univ. and a BSc Economics, National Univ Rwanda. Research Interests Include:
Civil-Military relations in Africa
Grassroot mechanisms for the prevention of violent conflicts
Media and Politicization of violent conflicts
Collective Memories and Conflict Cycle
Maka has a MA in Security Studies from US Naval Postgraduate School and a MSc in Human Resource Management Univ. of Manchester. Research Interests Include:
Gender perspectives on hybrid warfare
Information warfare in Eastern Europe and post-Soviet Eurasia
Human Security, Global Governance and International Organizations
Security and defense institution building
Iky has a MA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem and a BA Political Science, Univ. of Haifa. Research interests include:
Impact measurement in the nonprofit realm
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
American Jewry’s relationship with Israel
Buket holds a MA International Relations from Middle East Technical Univ. and a BA in International Relations from TOBB Univ. of Economics and Technology. Research interests include:
Global Environmental Governance
Environmental Peacebuilding, Climate and Disaster Diplomacy
Human Rights and Human Security
Environmental Law, Justice, Politics and the role of IOs, the UN, and NGOs
George has a MA in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from Oxford Brookes University and International Business Law from the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon, with Post Graduate Diplomas in Global Health Law and International Environmental Law. Research interests include:
Healthcare and Wellness Prerogatives
Conflict Prevention, Mediation, and Peacebuilding
Environmental Governance
Sahar holds a MA in International Law from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch.
Research Interests include:
Well-being of refugees and immigrants
Social determinants of health
Forced migration and Trauma
Human dimensions of global environmental change
Farman is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a MA in International Relations and a BA in Political Studies from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Research interests include:
Conflict Management
Political Islam
Identity Politics Concerning Pakistan
Weston holds a MA in International Development Studies from Ohio University. Research interests include:
Energy Transitions and Society in Developing Countries
Politics of Natural Resource Governance
Environmental Security Policy and Governance
Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Dominic has a MSc. in Political Science (International Relations) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, an MA in Governance and Regional Integration from the African Union’s Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS) hosted by the University of Yaoundé II, Soa- Cameroon. Research Interests include:
Trade and Regional Integration in Africa
Global Governance and International Organizations
Human Security
Peacebuilding and Preventing Violent Extremism
International Human Rights and the Proliferation of Small Arms
Light Weapons and Transnational Organized Crime
Lilian holds a BA in Global Affairs and an MA in Global Governance and Human Security from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is interested in structural and systemic poverty as reflected in educational and economic outcomes in Southern Africa. She’s a Civic Action Project fellow (2023) and an Adam Smith fellow (2024 & 2025).
Research Interests include:
Structural and systemic poverty
Spatial analysis with GIS
Public policy and international organizations
Education policy
Abi holds an LLM in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Centre, Research interests include:
The Impact of the Global Governance System on Shrinking Civic Spaces
Fragile States and Human Rights
Natural Resource Governance and Climate Change
Global Health Law and Corporate Accountability
Adebobola holds a B.A in History and International Studies from Osun State University and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ibadan. Research interests include:
International Diplomacy
Peace and Peacebuilding
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Analysis of Conflict in the Social Media Space
Early Warning and Early Response Systems.
Ashraf is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MA in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston and a BA in International Relations from Kateb University, Afghanistan. Research Interests Include:
Civil Society
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Identity and Conflict (with a special focus on ethnic conflicts in Afghanistan)
Peace Education in Conflict/post-conflict Societies
Non-state Actors and Global Politics and Security.
Augustine holds an MA in Terrorism, International Crime, and Global Security from Coventry University, UK, and a B.SC in Political Science from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Research Interests include:
Human Security of Displaced Communities (IDPs &Refugees)
Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime
SALW Proliferation and Armed Conflict in Sub-Sahara Africa
Geopolitics and National Security Policies
Intelligence, Local Security and Resilience
Global Policy and Development Intervention.
James holds a M in Public Administration and Management, a MBA, and a BA in Social Sciences (Political Science and Social Administration). Research interests include:
Governance of Climate Change
Gender for Sustainable Food Security in Uganda.
Pao holds an MS in Environmental Studies from the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, Ohio University, and a MA in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston. Research interests include:
Conflict Resolution
Socioenvironmental Security, including health security, food security, gender equity
Global Governance
Latin American Studies
Human Rights
Science Diplomacy and Sustainable Forest Management by Indigenous People and Local Communities
Sat holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in Peace Studies of International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. Research interests include:
Global Health and Health Equity
Civil Society and Transnational Advocacy Network
Human Security and Community Development
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding.
Amadou holds a BA in Development Studies from the University of The Gambia and a MA in International Development Studies from Ohio University. Research interests include:
Voting Rights and Diaspora Participation in African Politics
Migration and Development
International Political Economy
Forest Policy and Climate Change
Carl holds a MS in Healthcare Emergency Management from Boston University and a BS in Information Management & Technology from Syracuse University. Research interests include:
Ethics and decision-making methods
Intersectional approaches in global crisis response
Multilateral humanitarian response and recovery mechanisms
Christine holds an MA degree in Political Science with a focus on comparative politics from UNH. Research interests include:
Non-governmental organizations in global governance
International relations and comparative policy analysis
Organizational theory
Fridah holds a MS in Biology of Conservation from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and BS in Wildlife Management degree from Moi University, Kenya.
Research interests include:
Economic valuation of wildlife resources
International policy analysis
Community involvement in wildlife utilisation
Multi Environmental Agreements
Jiedine has a MA in Public Policyfrom The Carsey School of Public Policy, UNH. Research interests:
International environmental policy and relations
Mitigating risk of conflict over transboundary natural resource management.
International diplomacy and peace
United Nations system for the environment and the role of international organizations in mitigating conflict
Nkasi holds a MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and a Law Degree from the Rivers State University, Nigeria Research Interests include:
Armed conflict in sub Saharan Africa
Fragility and resilience in conflict affected State
Business, peacebuilding and human rights
Early warning and early response
Global policy and human security
Transnational organized crime
Pryanka holds a M.Res. in International Relations/Security and Human Rights focus from Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Ecuador, and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Hemisferios University. Research interests include:
Nonviolent Resistance
Latin American Foreign Policy
Migration and human rights
Peace and conflict studies
Muhammad Ali is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MA degree in Development Management from Ruhr University, Germany, and an MBA degree from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Research interests include:
Government-civil society relations
Closing civic space and securitization of civil society
Human security and human development
Violence, extremism, and the role of civil society
Kuntala holds a MA in both Philosophy and Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. Research interests include:
Climate finance
Global governance, environment, and climate change
Low-carbon transition of the emerging economies
Brian holds a BA in Botany from Trinity College, Dublin, and a MS in Ethnobotany from the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Research interests include:
Institutional Reform and Change Management
Action Research
Climate Change Adaptation
Global governance, environment, and climate change
Stephen holds an MA in International Development and Social Change from Clark University, and a BA in History, minor in Middle Eastern Studies, from Worcester State University. Research interests include:
Non-State actors in International Relatio s
Conflict and Social Change
Refugee Agency and Identity
Judit holds a BD in Political Science and Administration from Pompeu Fabra University, and a MA in Political Analysis and Institutional Assessment from the University of Barcelona. Research interests include:
Decision-making process
Legislative analysis and comparative public policy
Global governance, environment, and climate change
Implementation of international environmental agreements and their effectiveness
Aamir is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MPhil in Political Science from GC University Lahore, Pakistan. Research interests include:
Human Rights and Human Security
Women Rights, Gender & Development
Transnational Relations & Social Inclusion
Apollon holds an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from UMass Lowell, a BA in Philosophy from Saint John’s Seminary, and a degree in Dental Laboratory Technology from Middlesex Community College. Research interests include:
Overpopulation, urban development, waste management, and the environment.
Effects of climate change migration on host nations.
Middle East conflicts and peace initiatives.
Refugee crisis in Lebanon.
Prince is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a BA & MA in Business Law from Marien Ngouabi University and s MA in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston. Research interests include:
The resource-conflict nexus
Environmental peacebuilding and natural resource governance
Child soldiers
Global governance of migration and human security in Africa
Social activism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Non-violent social movements in Africa
Mediation and negotiation
Benjamin has a BA & MA in Library and information science and Peace and Conflict Studies respectively from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Research interests include:
Third-party interventions
Environmental justice and sustainability
Human security
Information literacy and education
Carlos has a Law degree from St. Bonaventure University, Colombia and an MA in Global Development and Peace Studies from the University of Bridgeport, CT. Research interests include:
International Law and Development
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Corporate accountability and International Human Rights mechanisms
Transitional justice in post-conflict and fragile settings
Uluç holds a BA in International Relations from Ankara University, Turkey and an MA in International Relations from Bilkent University, Turkey. Research Interests Include:
Conducting research on various conceptions of human security and their uses in different cases
Global governance of migration and refugees
Syrian refugees in Turkey and their governance
The effects of climate change on international and human security
Global governance of climate change
Leenaholds a postgraduate diploma in Development Support Communication and MA in Mass Communication from the University of the Punjab Pakistan, MPhil in International Development Studies from Iqra University Pakistan. Research Interests Include:
Gender and informal sector of the economy
Prospects for rural development and hazards of urbanization in Southern Asian region
Information and communication technology for human development
Alan holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Political Science and earned an MA in International Affairs from The New School University. Research Interests Include:
Global energy governance
Economic and energy security in the Greater Black Sea region
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Post-soviet “frozen conflicts” nationalism
Prince holds a BS in Marine Business and Commerce from New York Maritime, an MA in Transportation and Logistics Management from American Military University, and an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. Research Interests Include:
U.S. national security strategy
Food security and sustainable agriculture
The interconnection between human security/food security and U.S. national security
Using Realism IR theory to address human security/food security challenges
Michael has a Master’s Degree in International Relations. Research Interests Include:
The Water-Energy-Resource Nexus
Distributional Climate Mitigation/Adaptation Policy Outcomes
Global Food Supply-Chain Governance, Wastes & Inequalities
State-Society Relations under Authoritarian Regimes
Candace an MS in International Studies with a focus on International Human Development, Society, and Education, as well as a BS in Finance and a minor in International Business from Oklahoma State University. Research Interests Include:
Global Environmental Governance
Gender and Environment
Illegal Wildlife Trade Policy and Practice
Environmental Justice
(De)colonization and Indigenous Rights and Politics
Community-based and Intersectional Approaches to Wildlife Conservation
Roberto “Nick” Rico has a BA and MA in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Research Interests Include:
International illicit economies and their relationship with legal economies
Drug decriminalization and legalization regimes
Resource politics and resource-driven conflict
Latin America
Nancy Riordan holds a Master of Science International Relations, University of Massachusetts Boston and a Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence, Penn State. Research Interests Include:
Global space governance
National space policy
Mario Sholds a master’s degree in sociology from Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Ecuador). He did his undergraduate studies in sociology at Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (Bolivia).Research Interests Include:
Medical sociology/anthropology
Medical pluralism
Global health policies related to intercultural health practices
Digital medicine
Indigenous people´s political movements from Americas
Shino holds a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution from UMass Boston and master’s degrees in Political Science and International Relations from the Ohio University and the University of Delaware. Research Interests Include:
Minority rights
Religious freedom
Conflict analysis and resolution
Anna has an LL.M. in Legal Regulation of Public Administration and Human Rights from both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania). Research Interests Include:
Global environmental governance
Implementation of environmental conventions
Sustainable development and sustainable production and consumption patterns
David is writing his dissertation on the topic of complementary pathways to protection for refugees in Europe. He currently works as Senior Community Sponsorship Technical Assistance Associate for the Refugee Welcome Collective at Church World Service, supporting private refugee resettlement programs across the country. Research Interests Include:
Forced migration and peacebuilding
Refugee resettlement and integration
Role of faith-based communities in conflict resolution
Local peacebuilding communities amidst conflict
Hannah has an MA in Sustainable International Development and an MA in Coexistence and Conflict from Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Research Interests Include:
Corporate social responsibility and sustainable governance
International and local governance for crisis management
Religious and inter-ethnic coexistence
Beth graduated with a BA in anthropology from Amherst College and a masters in international affairs from SIPA, Columbia University. Research Interests Include:
Multi-party conflict resolution and consensus-building
Conducting conflict and stakeholder assessments
Facilitating dialogue with Christians and Hindus
Spearheading efforts to promote company-community dispute resolution.