Biography: Dr. Jacqueline R. McAllister’s scholarship focuses on the origins, evolution, and impact of international criminal tribunals, international criminal law, and investigative mechanisms.  During the 2023-24 academic year, Dr. McAllister completed a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars, which embedded her in the United States’ Department of State’s Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ).  She continued to serve as a Senior Advisor to GCJ until it closed in July 2025.  Her work has appeared in leading scholarly journals and foreign policy magazines, as well as received support from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, National Science Foundation, the American Association of University Women, and the American Council of Learned Societies.  Dr. McAllister has also had the opportunity to work at leading international research centers focused on international courts: the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre of Excellence for International Courts (iCourts) and the Center for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order (PluriCourts).  Dr. McAllister is the youngest-recipient of Kenyon College’s Trustee Teaching Excellence Award.  She teaches courses on international relations, transitional justice, human rights, international criminal law, international organizations, and civil wars.