Ali Altiok is a first-year Peace Studies and Political Science student from Turkey. Before coming to the Kroc Institute, Ali worked as a researcher at the United Nations and as a coordinator and policy officer at multiple peacebuilding organizations. He has an interdisciplinary educational background. He holds Master’s Degrees in...
It’s rare for a leading humanitarian organization to hire a newly minted master’s graduate. But that’s exactly what happened when Gulzeyin Khalibaeva MGA ’21 was offered a full-time position with Catholic Relief Services (CRS). In fact, Khalibaeva began working for CRS two months before she graduated from Notre Dame with a master...
Carli Steelman is a fourth-year peace studies and sociology Ph.D. student. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Carli studied political science before coming to the University of Notre Dame. She credits the Kroc Institute for enabling her research which focuses on the role of collective memory in post-conflict societies Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Euda Fils is a first year Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies student. A Haitian, she moved to Florida when she was nine. Euda studied economics and was a Peace Corps volunteer before joining the Kroc Institute. She wants to work in corporate social responsibility after she graduates and...
Sarah Nanjala is a first year Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies student. A Kenyan, she was born and raised in Nairobi, a location that has played a significant role in her life. A journalist by training, Sarah observed frequent electoral violence in her home country and wanted to...
Sehrazat G. Mart is a Ph.D. student in peace studies and sociology and interested in empowerment of marginalized groups , social movements, and structural transformations. Originally from Turkey, she studied sociology in her home country, and later, received her Master’s degree at the University of Notre Dame. For Sehrazat, completing...
Lenai Johnson is a second-year Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies student. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. Lenai is passionate about studying gender, indigeneity, and the causes of mass atrocities and working at the intersection of these topics.…
Sean Raming is a second-year peace studies and history Ph.D. student researching militarism in the U.S. Before joining the Kroc Institute, he lived across the U.S., worked as a commercial fisherman for nearly seven years, and even played in a band that toured across Europe. He says that he followed...
Tinaishe Maramba, a master of global affairs student at the Keough School, reflects on his summer experience as an Ansari Institute intern with Religions for Peace.
Hometown: Butuan City, Philippines Program: Keough School Master of Global Affairs, International Peace Studies Concentration Research Interest: Adolescent and youth participation in governance, especially in post-conflict situations. You had been working in the fields of peace and development in Malaysia and the Philippines for almost a decade before you came...
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya Program: Master’s in Global Affairs with International Peace Studies Concentration Research Interests: Migration, Refugee Policy, the Environment, and Women Bishara was interviewed by current peace studies undergraduate student Matthew Macke (‘21). Matthew: You were a clinical psychologist prior to coming to Notre Dame. How did you end...
Hometown: Beijing, China Program: Ph.D. Peace Studies and Theology (B.A. ‘18, Political Science and Theology Major with Minor in Philosophy, Religion, and Literature) Research Interests: Post-traumatic theology, decolonial and queer theologies, gender and sexuality studies, religion, and literature You went to Notre Dame for your undergraduate, then on to Harvard Divinity...
Hometown: Tabriz, Iran Degree and Year of Study: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Minor in Peace Studies Research Interests: 3D Printing of thermoelectric generators for energy harvesting; energy-related conflict resolution Why did you choose to pursue a graduate minor in peace studies? My research is about developing high-performance thermoelectric generators...
Program: Master’s in Global Affairs, International Peace Studies Concentration
Research Interests: Armed Conflict and Memory, Transitional Justice Systems, Gender Issues, and Data Visualization
Hometown: Planeta Rica, Córdoba, Colombia (Although much of the past 20 years has been in Medellín and Bogotá)
What drew you to study peace?…
Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador Research Interests: Immigration and Forced Migration What drew you to study peace as part of the Master of Global Affairs program? Well, I grew up in a country that experienced conflict--and a lot violence post-conflict--so what peace means and how to respond with peace is...
Program: Ph.D. in Peace Studies and Sociology Hometown: Florence, Alabama Research Interests: Anti-blackness, education, systemic oppression What drew you to study peace at the Kroc Institute? One of my undergraduate mentors completed advanced studies at the University of Notre Dame, and they recommended that I look into the Kroc program. After graduation, I...
