
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
Breanna Crossman
Staff Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program

Jennifer L. Turner
Director, China Environment Forum

Jennifer Nguyen
Program Coordinator, China Environment Forum

Sarah B. Barnes
Director, Maternal Health Initiative

Deekshita Ramanarayanan
Program Associate, Maternal Health Initiative
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;
Associate Professor, University of Sussex
Associate Professor, University of Sussex

Ito Peng
Public Policy Fellow;
Professor, Sociology and Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy, University of Toronto
Professor, Sociology and Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy, University of Toronto

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;
Former Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina
Former 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