Consulting
15+ years of experience around the following themes, working with a variety of clients and partners
Conflict & Unrest
Analyzing trends in political violence and monitoring patterns of social unrest, ranging from a global lens, to region-specific and country-specific perspectives · Assessing the dynamics of various conflict actors · Monitoring the role of external factors (e.g. climate, COVID, etc.) on conflict
Risk Analysis
Establishing early warning/early action systems · Developing risk analysis from the macro- to micro-scale, from a global, region-specific, and country-specific perspective
Data Literacy
Developing internal systems to improve integration of data into workflows, and to bolster data-driven analysis and decision making · Assessing available data sources, and improving data collection systems, especially drawing on innovative information systems · Developing and conducting bespoke training resources for teams to collect, work with, and analyze data
Gender
Spearheading data collection systems to better understand the complex relationship between gender and political violence · Analyzing conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV); gender-based violence (GBV) outside of conflict; violence against women in politics (VAWIP); political violence targeting women (PVTW); and women, peace, and security (WPS) more largely
US Domestic Extremism
Establishing data-driven initiatives to monitor political violence and protest patterns in the US, with a particular focus on extreme right-wing (XRW) and racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists (REMVE) · Monitoring far-right militias to analyze evolving shifts in activity to inform prevention
International Development
Exploring the complex relationship between international development and violent conflict · Understanding conflict prevention, bolstering resilience, and effective peacebuilding strategies