Nicholas Cicchinelli

Nick Cicchinelli

Nicholas Cicchinelli, MALD 2020, PhD Student

Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His

Fields of Study: Gender Analysis & Public International Law

Email: nicholas.cicchinelli@tufts.edu


Previously attended:

  • Fletcher MALD 2020
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
  • Russian State University for the Humanities

Experience before Fletcher:

  • The National Endowment for Democracy
  • Fulbright ETA (Republic of Moldova)
  • Memorial Human Rights Society
  • Albany-Tula Alliance

Activities at Fletcher:

  • Pride@Fletcher
  • Conference on Gender and International Affairs
  • Student Council
  • Fletcher LEADS
  • Gender and Intersectional Analysis (GAIA)

Career focus: Foreign policy or philanthropic development work focused on human rights advocacy, the rule of law, and good governance programs.

Research focus: Decision-making processes in U.S. refugee-status determination for cases made on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression.