Program Staff
Program Staff
Lauren Herzer Risi
Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Claire Doyle
Program Associate, Environmental Change and Security Program
Angus Soderberg
Program Coordinator, Environmental Change and Security Program
Neeraja Kulkarni
Staff Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program
Fellows
Margarita M. Balmaceda
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
Ruth Greenspan Bell
Public Policy Fellow;
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
Cynthia Brady
Global Fellow and Senior Advisor;
Former Peacebuilding and Resilience Advisor (2018-2019) & Senior Peacebuilding and Conflict Advisor (2005-2018) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Former Peacebuilding and Resilience Advisor (2018-2019) & Senior Peacebuilding and Conflict Advisor (2005-2018) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Sharon Burke
Global Fellow;
Founder and President, Ecospherics
Founder and President, Ecospherics
Richard Cincotta
Global Fellow;
Demographer in Residence, The Stimson Center
Demographer in Residence, The Stimson Center
Geoffrey D. Dabelko, PhD
Senior Advisor, ECSP; Former Director, ECSP;
Professor and Associate Dean, George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University; Associate Senior Fellow, Environment of Peace Initiative, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Professor and Associate Dean, George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University; Associate Senior Fellow, Environment of Peace Initiative, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
Global Fellow;
John O. Rankin Professor of International Affairs and Program Director, M.A. in International Affairs, George Washington University
John O. Rankin Professor of International Affairs and Program Director, M.A. in International Affairs, George Washington University
Roger-Mark De Souza
Global Fellow and Advisor;
Vice President, Sustainable Markets, Pact
Vice President, Sustainable Markets, Pact
Gordon Feller
Global Fellow;
Founder, Meeting of the Minds
Founder, Meeting of the Minds
Jack A. Goldstone
Global Fellow;
Virginia E. and John T. Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University; Wilson Center Fellow
Virginia E. and John T. Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University; Wilson Center Fellow
Sherri Goodman
Senior Fellow, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program;
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security.
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security.
Jay Gribble
Global Fellow;
Senior Director, Palladium; Deputy Director, PROPEL Health; Global Fellow, Wilson Center
Senior Director, Palladium; Deputy Director, PROPEL Health; Global Fellow, Wilson Center
Sharon Guynup
Global Fellow, Former Public Policy Fellow;
Environmental journalist and author; Contributor, The New York Times, National Geographic, and other outlets
Environmental journalist and author; Contributor, The New York Times, National Geographic, and other outlets
James Hollifield
RAFDI Working Group Co-chair; Global Fellow;
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Pamela Jagger
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Caroline Wanjiku Kihato
Global Fellow;
Visiting Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Visiting Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh
Global Fellow;
Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Blair A. Ruble
Distinguished Fellow;
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Aaron Salzberg
Global Fellow;
Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina
Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina
Peter Schwartzstein
Global Fellow;
Environmental Journalist
Environmental Journalist
Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba
Fellow;
President and CEO, Population Reference Bureau
President and CEO, Population Reference Bureau
Diego von Vacano
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University