Faculty Experts

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Leslie Archambeault

Professorial Lecturer (Part-Time Faculty)

Leslie Archambeault is a human rights attorney, humanitarian law specialist, and policy and advocacy expert.

Ramin Asgary
Dr. Ramin Asgary

Professor

Dr. Asgary specializes in humanitarian operations and ethics and accountability in humanitarian assistance.

Babak Bahador
Dr. Babak Bahador

Associate Research Professor and Director of the Media and Peacebuilding Project

Associate Research Prof and Director of the Media and Peacebuilding Project Dr. Bahador researches the overlap between media/communications and int'l relations.

Joseph A. Barbera
Dr. Joseph Barbera

Associate Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Dr. Barbera specializes in crisis, emergency and risk management, with a focus on managing major disasters and humanitarian emergencies.

Michael Barnett
Dr. Michael Barnett

Professor of International Affairs and Political Science

Dr. Barnett specializes in international affairs, global governance, humanitarianism, and the Middle East.

Maryam Z. Deloffre
Dr. Maryam Z. Deloffre

Director, Humanitarian Action Initiative; Associate Professor of International Affairs

Dr. Deloffre specializes in humanitarian governance, coordination and accountability, the political economy of humanitarian assistance, localization, and NGOs.

Ilana Feldman
Dr. Ilana Feldman

Professor of Anthropology, History, and International Affairs

Dr. Feldman is a cultural and historical anthropologist who works in the Middle East. Her research has focused on the Palestinian experience.

Caitlin Grady
Dr. Caitlin Grady

Associate Professor

Dr. Grady investigates the form and function of interconnected infrastructure including electricity, water, and agricultural supply chains.

Erica Gralla
Dr. Erica Gralla

Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Dr. Gralla studies operational decision-making and supply chain management in humanitarian response and public health.

Jane Henrici
Dr. Jane Henrici

Gender Expert Instructor

Jane Henrici is an independent research and gender consultant with over 15 years of experience in U.S. and international research and development.

Elizabeth Pender
Elizabeth Pender

Gender Expert Instructor

Pender is the Senior Gender-based Violence/Humanitarian Protection Advisor with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Asst.

Alina Potts
Alina Potts

Research Scientist - Gender, Violence, and Humanitarian Assistance

Alina Potts specializes in participatory, feminist research and programming methods to better prevent GBV and SEA in humanitarian settings.