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Ahmad Al-Hadidi (Iraq) holds degrees in medicine and surgery from Mosul University in Iraq and a master’s of public health in epidemiology and biostatistics from Boston University, where he was a Fulbright scholar. He has worked as a physician, a teaching and research assistant, a volunteer helping Iraqi children with war-related injuries seeking medical treatment in Boston hospitals, and a translator for films on humanitarian and peacebuilding issues. al-hadidi.1@nd.edu |
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Chernor Bah (Sierra Leone) holds a B.A. in political science from Fourah Bay College at the University of Sierra Leone. Following an 11-year civil war in his home country, he founded a child-advocacy organization and presented a report on the plight of Sierra Leonean children to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Chernor also has worked for the U.N. Mission in Sierra Leone, as executive producer for a U.N.- sponsored children’s radio program, and as a youth advisor in Liberia. bah.2@nd.edu |
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Alisher Bazarov (Turkmenistan) earned a B.A. in international and comparative politics from American University – Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He also has studied international relations at Old Dominion University. Alisher has participated in several field research projects including a small arms survey, volunteered with Amnesty International, and participated in a project to install radiation-detection monitors at border crossings across Turkmenistan. bazarov.1@nd.edu |
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Karin Brown (USA) holds a B.A. degree in international politics and anthropology from Juniata College. While working in the West Bank, where she was born, she created a needs assessment of Palestinian Christian youth and served as a human rights observer. Karin has studied documentary photography and is fluent in French and proficient in Arabic and Danish. brown.367@nd.edu |
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Christina Buchhold (Germany) holds a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in religious studies, psychology and Protestant theology from Westfälische Wilhelms University in Münster, Germany. She has worked as a volunteer social worker in Romania and also for a Beirut-based organization that focuses on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and interfaith dialogue. Christina is attending the Kroc Institute as a Fulbright Fellow. buchhold.1@nd.edu |
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Rebecca Burns (USA) earned a B.A. in international studies and English from Indiana University. For several years, she worked with a national network of student activists seeking to influence the U.S. response to conflict in Sudan. She also has served as a coordinator for a student anti-genocide coalition. Becky recently studied in Tanzania and Cambodia, where she researched local sentiment toward the Khmer Rouge tribunals. burns.97@nd.edu |
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Susan Njuhi Chege (Kenya) graduated with a B.A. in political science and sociology from University of Nairobi. She has worked as a leadership peer educator in Cameroon, an environmental researcher in Germany, and a journalism intern in the United States. Most recently, she worked for Festival of African Fashion and Arts, which promotes peace and good governance. chege.1@nd.edu |
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Kelsey Davenport (USA) earned a B.A. in international studies and political science from Butler University. As a student, she served as a teaching and research assistant in peace studies, spent a year in Germany studying the development of political identity among Turkish migrant workers, and coordinated campus-wide events designed to raise awareness of local and global peacebuilding initiatives. Kelsey also spent two years with Teach for America. davenport.24@nd.edu |
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Seyedehsaideh Eshraghi (Iran) graduated with a B.A. in political science from the University of Tehran. She also holds an L.L.M. in human rights from Allameh Tabatabaei University in Tehran. As a student, she coordinated interfaith dialogues between Muslim and non-Muslims and translated writings on peace and human rights from English into Persian. She also has participated in coursework in international law in Spain and worked as a researcher for the UNESCO chair for Human Rights, Peace, and Democracy. eshraghi.1@nd.edu |
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Nicole Enns Fehr (Canada) holds bachelor’s degrees in theology and peace and conflict transformation from Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. She has worked as a research assistant, a coordinator for an inner-city educational program and development agency, and as a facilitator for a community reconciliation and dialogue group in Northern Ireland. She also participated in a peacemakers’ delegation to Israel and Palestine. fehr.2@nd.edu |
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Nuwan Herath (Sri Lanka) graduated with a B.A. degree in peace and conflict resolution from University of Kelaniya. He also is an M.A. candidate in conflict, peace and development studies at Tribhuvan University in Nepal and holds human rights diploma from the Institute of Human Rights in Sri Lanka. He has worked as an intern for a human security organization in Sri Lanka and represented the Sri Lankan Embassy as an election observer in Nepal, where he also conducted field research. herathmudiyanselage.1@nd.edu |
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Stephen Oola (Uganda) holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Makerere University, a post-graduate diploma in legal practice from the Law Development Centre, and a post-graduate diploma in conflict management and peace studies from the Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies at Gulu University. He has worked as a lawyer for several transitional justice projects, monitored the negotiation of a peace process between Uganda’s government and the Lord’s Resistance Army, and led the drafting of a proposed national reconciliation bill. oola.1@nd.edu |
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Andrew Peterson (USA) earned a B.A. degree in philosophy from Haverford College. He has worked on grassroots peacebuilding initiatives in El Salvador, as a peace lobbyist on nuclear weapons issues, and as a U.S. Senate intern in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he worked in Burundi on trauma healing and reconciliation and writing grant proposals to fund training in peacebuilding. peterson.122@nd.edu |
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Fasihun-Nisa Qadri (India) graduated with bachelor’s degrees in science and law from the University of Kashmir. She has served as a high-court advocate in Jammu and Kashmir and co-founded a human rights research and advocacy group. Most recently, she worked as a legal researcher and field investigator in her home country. qadri.1@nd.edu |
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Sana Rasul Rais (Pakistan) earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences. She has worked on a legal-aid project for Afghan refugees, conducted research on Sudan, and worked for a relief group in her home country. Most recently, she served as a research associate for a U.K.-based humanitarian organization. rais.1@nd.edu |
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Anna Zaros (USA) graduated with a B.A. degree in theology and religious studies from the Catholic University of America, focusing her studies on social justice, nonviolence and world religions, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While participating in a post-graduate volunteer program she focused her work on nonviolence, activism, and environmental sustainability, and worked as a case manager for an organization that assists victims of human trafficking. zaros.1@nd.edu |
