Maggie Adomako
MGA, University of Notre Dame
BA, French & Linguistics, University of Ghana
Fields of Study: Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs
margaret.adomako@tufts.edu
Zviad Adzinbaia
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA (Honors), Political Science, Sokhumi State University in Tbilisi
Fields of Study: International Security; Euro-Atlantic Affairs
Dissertation Title: Fighting the War of Tomorrow: Gaining Advantage in the Fog of Disinformation
zviad.adzinbaia@tufts.edu
Lima Ahmad (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, Women and Gender Studies, International Relations, Bucknell University
Dissertation Title: Afghan Youth, Violence and Resilience: A Multi-Method Study of the War-Affected Generations in Afghanistan
lima.ahmad@tufts.edu
Dipali Anumol (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
MSc, International Relations (Research), London School of Economics and Political Science
Integrated MA, Development Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Fields of Study: Gender and Intersectional Analysis; Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs
Dissertation Title: Sustaining Movements, Sustaining Selves: Practices of Care, Feminist Activism and Responses to Sexual Violence in India
dipali.anumol@tufts.edu
Viking Bohman (he/him/his)
MSc (double degree), International Affairs, London School of Economics (LSE) and Peking University
BSc, Political Science, Swedish Defence University
Fields of Study: International Security; International Political Economy
viking.bohman@tufts.edu
Karst K. Brandsma (he/him/his)
MMAS, School of Advanced Military Studies, Ft. Leavenworth, KS
MPM, Georgetown University
MA, Webster University
BA, Gonzaga University
Fields of Study: International Security Studies; Political Systems and Theory
Dissertation Title: With Friends Like These: An Examination of Burden Sharing and Military Coalition Defection
karst.brandsma@tufts.edu
Jessica Catherine Caddell
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BS, United States Military Academy
Fields of Study: International Security; Political Systems and Theories
Dissertation Title: Strategic Success? Russia’s Resurgence in the Information Domain
jessica.caddell@tufts.edu
Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi (he/him/his)
MIB, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
MBA, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines & Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
BA, Sociology and Public Administration, Osmania University
Fields of Study: International Business; Technology and International Affairs
Dissertation Title: Estonia’s e-Residency Experiment: An Investigation into the Drivers of Success and Conditions for Scalability and Replicability
ravi.chaturvedi@tufts.edu
Kate Hua-Ke Chi (she/her/hers)
MA, Economics, Boston University
BBA, Business Administration and Economics, The George Washington University
Fields of Study: International Development and Environmental Policy; Political Economy
kate.chi@tufts.edu
Joey Ching (she/her/hers)
MA, lnternational Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
BS, Political Science, United States Air Force Academy
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
joey.ching@tufts.edu
Nicholas Helldorfer Cicchinelli (he/him/his)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, International Relations and Russian Studies, Wheaton College, Massachusetts
Fields of Study: Gender and Intersectional Analysis; Public International Law
Dissertation Title: Illegible Identities, Institutional Protection Gaps, and Invisible Harms: Examining the Effects of U.S. Refugee Status Determination Processes on Protection Outcomes for Sexual and Gender Minority Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
nicholas.helldorfer_cicchinelli@tufts.edu
Amanda Current (she/her/hers)
MSSI, National Intelligence University
BS, Psychology, Truman State University
Fields of Study: International Security; Political Systems and Theories
Dissertation Title: Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap in the Cyber Domain: Assessing Alignment from Theory Application to Strategy Implementation
amanda.current@tufts.edu
Danielle Demers (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, Mount Holyoke College
Fields of Study: Human Security; Gender and Intersectional Analysis
Dissertation Title: An Intersectional Analysis of Syria’s Captagon Economy
danielle.demers@tufts.edu
Amaia Elorza Arregi (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
JD, Complutense University of Madrid
BSc, Politics & International Relations, London School of Economics
Fields of Study: International Negotiation & Conflict Resolution; Gender and Intersectional Analysis
Dissertation Title: Transnational Solidarity Movements as Mechanisms of Political Transformation in Protracted Asymmetric Conflicts
amaia.elorza_arregi@tufts.edu
Zoltan Feher
MPA, Harvard University
JD, Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Budapest
MA, American Studies (American History), Eotvos Lorand University
MA, Political Science, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest (joint bachelor’s and master’s)
Fields of Study: International Security; Political Systems and Theories
Dissertation Title: The Sources of American Conduct: U.S. Strategy, China’s Rise, and International Order
zoltan.feher@tufts.edu
Tarun Gopalakrishnan (he/him/his)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA/LLB (Honors), NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India
Fields of Study: International Development and Environmental Policy; International Organizations
tarun.gopalakrishnan@tufts.edu
Stuart A. Green
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
MS, Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University
BA, History, Boston University
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
stuart.green@tufts.edu
Brendan Hales (he/him/his)
MS, Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University
BA, Philosophy, Brigham Young University
Fields of Study: International Security; Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs
brendan.hales@tufts.edu
Aruni Jayakody (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, English & International Relations, and LLB, Public International Law, University of Queensland
Fields of Study: International Human Rights Law; International Organizations
Dissertation Title: Commitments and Compliance: Impact of Cooperation with International Human Rights Institutions in Sri Lanka and Nepal
aruni.jayakody@tufts.edu
Emily Lagarile (she/her/hers)
MA, English, Emporia State University
BS, Systems Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
emily.lagarile@tufts.edu
Marina Lazetic (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, Human Rights and Sociology, Bard College
Fields of Study: Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs; International Security
Dissertation Title: Mobilizing Resilience: Forced Displacement and Environmental Justice
marina.lazetic@tufts.edu
Lilly Min-Chen Lee (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
MA, International Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
BS, Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Fields of Study: International Security; Technology and International Affairs
min-chen.lee@tufts.edu
Xiaodon L. Liang (he/him/his)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BSc, International Relations, London School of Economics
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
Dissertation Title: Military Rule and Military Industry: Prerogatives and Interests
Alex McAuliff (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, Government; Global Studies, Colby College
Fields of Study: Gender and Intersectional Analysis; International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Dissertation Title: The Troubles with Inclusion: Northern Ireland and the Gendered Hierarchies of Peace
alexandra.mcauliff@tufts.edu
Scott D. McDonald
MA, National Security Affairs, The Naval Postgraduate School
BA, International Affairs, The George Washington University
Fields of Study: Political Systems and Theories; International Security
Dissertation Title: The Potential of Hierarchy: The Impact of Classical Chinese Philosophy on the Taiwan Policy of the People’s Republic of China
scott.mcdonald@tufts.edu
Jared Miller (he/him/his)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, International Relations, College of William and Mary
Fields of Study: Comparative and Regional Studies; Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs
Dissertation Title: Transforming Systemic Corruption: The Role of Peacebuilding in Strengthening Accountable Governance
jared.miller@tufts.edu
Ben Naimark-Rowse (he/him/his)
MPA, Princeton School for Public and International Affairs
BA with honors, International Studies, University of Chicago
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
Dissertation Title: Dollars and Dissent: Donor Support for Grassroots Organizing and Nonviolent Movements
benjamin.naimarkrowse@tufts.edu
Soyoung Oh (she/her/hers)
MIA, Baruch College, City University of New York
BBA, Business Administration, Dongguk University
Fields of Study: International Development and Environmental Policy; Development Economics
soyoung.oh@tufts.edu
Diana Park (she/her/hers)
MPP, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
MA, Cybersecurity Technology, University of Maryland Global Campus
BS, Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Fields of Study: International Security; Pacific Asia
Dissertation Title: Non-violent Civil Resistance in Authoritarian Cyberspace Environments
dayea.park@tufts.edu
Megan Zella Rounseville (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, Economics, Denison University
Fields of Study: Development Economics; Econometric Impact Evaluation
Dissertation Title: Encouraging Behavior Change for Improved Well-being: Three Field Experiments
megan.rounseville@tufts.edu
Gary J. Sampson (he/him/his)
MSS, Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University
MSSI, College of Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University
BS, Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
Dissertation Title: “Arming to Threaten the Peace”: Enduring PRC-DPRK Ties, Chinese Alliance Management, and Why North Korea Became the First “Axis of Evil” State with the Bomb
gary.sampson@tufts.edu
Aditya Sarkar (he/him/his)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA LLB (Hons), National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Fields of Study: Comparative and Regional Studies; Migration
Dissertation Title: Politics After the “End of Work”: Rights Claims by “Surplus” Populations and the Negotiation of Political Authority in Small-Town India
aditya.sarkar@tufts.edu
Iris (Risa) Sobchak (she/her)
MAIR, Pardee School, Boston University
MA, History, Pennsylvania State University
BA, International and Strategic History, United States Military Academy
Fields of Study: International Security; Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs
Dissertation Title: Too Big to Fail: The Large Project Policy Failures of Nation Building in Iraq
iris.sobchak@tufts.edu
Kinsey Spears (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
AB, International Relations, Arabic, The University of Georgia
Fields of Study: Gender and Intersectional Analysis; International Security
Dissertation Title: Women, Peace and Security in the United States Military: Roadblocks and Entry Points for Implementation
Bethany Tietjen (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, International Studies and German Studies, American University
Fields of Study: International Development and Environmental Policy; Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs
bethany.tietjen@tufts.edu
Antti Toivanen (he/him/his)
MA, University of Turku
MSS, University of Helsinki
Fields of Study: Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs; Comparative and Regional Studies
Dissertation Title: Safe Havens, Indifferent Hosts, Independent Decision Makers: A Comparative Study on the Role of the Cities and the Civil Society During the European Refugee Crisis 2015-2017
antti.toivanen@tufts.edu
Stefan Tschauko (he/him/his)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University (with an exchange semester at Sciences Po)
MS, International Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business (with an exchange with Koç University)
Diplom-Ingenieur (FH), Information Management, FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences
Fields of Study: International Communication and Brand Management; Global Governance and International Organizations
Dissertation Title: Branding and Brand Management in International Organizations – Manifestations, Influence Factors, and the Role in Influencing Performance: The Case of the United Nations System
stefan.tschauko@tufts.edu
James Vansandt
MA, Political Science, Université Catholique de Louvain
BA, History, Freed Hardeman University
Fields of Study: International Security; Comparative and Regional Studies
james.vansandt@tufts.edu
Andrea M. Walther-Puri (she/her/hers)
MALD, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
BA, International Relations, Tufts University
Fields of Study: International Security; African Studies
Dissertation Title: Measuring the Effectiveness of U.S. Counterterrorism Assistance in the Sahel
andrea.walther@tufts.edu
Ryan Young (he/him/his)
MBA, The Kelley School, Indiana University
BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Fields of Study: International Security; International Legal Studies
Dissertation Title: Civil-AI Relations: Understanding Opportunity & Risk in AI-Enhanced Governance
ryan.young@tufts.edu