International Studies Association (ISA) Convention Reception

Join Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations, for a time of networking and conversation with other Kroc Institute faculty, alumni and students. Light refreshments and drinks will be served. 

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ISA 2023 Attendees:

Kroc Alumni:

• Oldrich Bures (M.A. '04), Professor of International Political Relations, Head of the Center for Security Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic
• Catia Confortini (M.A. '96), Associate Professor of Peace and Justice Studies, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA
• Bina D'Costa (M.A. '97), Professor of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
• Alexander Dukalskis (Ph.D. '13), Associate Professor, International Politics & Human Rights, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Larissa Fast (M.A. '95), Executive Director and Professor, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester, UK
• Tony Lang (B.A. '90), Chair in International Political Theory, School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
• Karie Cross Riddle (Ph.D. '17), Assistant Professor of Political Science, Pepperdine University, California, USA
• Lucia Tiscornia (M.A. '12), Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Etuna Tsindtsade-Maass (M.A. '08), Assistant Director, Graduate Program in International Studies, Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA
• Maria Lucia Zapata Cancelado (M.A. '07), Chair, Department of Political Science, Javeriana University, Bogota, Colombia

Kroc Graduate Students:

• Edward Ablang, Ph.D., Peace Studies & History
• Josephine Lechartre, Ph.D., Peace Studies & Political Science
• Joachim Ozonze, Ph.D., Peace Studies & Theology

Kroc and Keough Faculty, Staff and Fellows:

• Kraig Beyerlein, Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Society
• Kate Chester, Communications Program Director
• Justin de Leon, Senior Advisor, Mediation Program
• Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Director, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM)
• Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations
• Atalia Omer, Professor of Religion, Conflict, and Peace Studies
• Emilia Justyna Powell, Professor of Political Science, Concurrent Professor of Law
• Jason Quinn, Research Associate Professor, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM)
• Rachel Sweet, Assistant Professor of Politics and Global Affairs

Kroc Visiting Fellows:

• Roddy Brett, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Bristol
• Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs, Senior Specialist on Armed Groups and Peace Processes, Folk Bernadotte Academy (FBA), Sweden

Former Faculty Fellows:

• Malin Akebo, Researcher, Department of Political Science, Umea University, Sweden
• Bahar Baser, Associate Professor of Middle East Politics, Durham University, UK
• Selina Gallo-Cruz, Associate Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University, New York, USA
• John Heathershaw, Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter, UK
• Arie Kacowitz, Professor of International Relations, Hebrew University, Israel
• John Katunga, Regional Technical Advisor for Justice and Peacebuilding in East Africa, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Kenya
• Maria Koinova, Professor of International Relations, University of Warwick, UK
• Barbara Koremenos, Professor of World Politics, University of Michigan, USA
• Cyanne Loyle, Associate Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, Pennsylvania State University, USA
• Cecelia Lynch, Professor of Political Science, University of California at Irvine, USA
• Roger MacGinty, Professor, School of Government and International Affairs, Director, Durham Global Security Institute (DGSi), Durham University, UK
• Siobhan McEvoy-Levy, Professor of Political Science, Butler University, USA
• Lisa McLean, Assistant Professor, Thanatology, King's University College, London, Ontario, Canada
• Reina Neufeldt, Chair, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• Desirée Nilsson, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Ragnhild Nordas, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, USA; Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
• Andrew Owsiak, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia, USA
• Marcos Scauso, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, USA
• Catriona Standfield, Assistant Professor of History and Political Science, Worcester State University, Massachusetts, USA