Official Publication for the Elliott School of International Affairs Dean's Scholars Program
Nicholas Clague graduated in 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs concentrating in security policy. Nicholas concentrates on transatlantic security, Russia studies and sanctions policy. His primary research interests are sanctions backfilling, illicit arms trading, and Russian irregular activities in Eastern Europe.
Anshul graduated in Fall 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs concentrating in security policy. He has previously worked for The Institute of World Politics and the U.S. Department of State, and he has conducted research at Stanford University and the George Washington University. Anshul’s research examined at how states are responding to potential security concerns that accompany the “going dark” problem.
Eleni graduated in Spring 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs concentrating in Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems and a minor in Economics. Her research explored the ways in which Russian women were disproportionately disenfranchised following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Eleni will attend the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law in the fall.
Leah graduated in Spring 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs concentrating in International Development and a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her research focused on the role of civil society in addressing gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa. Particularly, she is focused on the interplay between civil society and the National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence. Since graduation, she began working as a Program Associate for the Asia team at the International Republican Institute.
Zoe graduated in 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs concentrating in Conflict Resolution and a minor in Sustainability. Her research explored how gender is approached and treated in the formal reintegration process of former FARC-EP combatants in Colombia. She currently works as a research assistant at Sustainable GW where she contributes to projects on Arctic sustainability as well as wildfire and emergency communications.
Jacob is an Associate Research Fellow at the Emerging Technologies Institute. He was the Elliott School’s recipient of the Dean’s Scholar Award. He graduated in Fall 2020 and majored in International Affairs, with a concentration in International Politics, and a double major in Political Science. His research at GW focused on the impacts of the Brexit movement, referendum, and withdrawal from the EU on the British Conservative Party.
Publications:
“Brexit: A Fluke, or the Future of British Conservatism? Analyzing the Post-Brexit Conservative Party’s Populist Status Quo” in ESIA Dean’s Scholars Journal.
Steven graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs and Chinese. He received special honors from the Elliott School and departmental honors from the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. His project title is “Taiwan’s Defense Strategy and Artificial Intelligence.” In the fall of 2021, Steven traveled to Taiwan as a Fulbright Scholar to pursue a master’s degree in Ethnic Relations and Cultures at National Dong Hwa University’s College of Indigenous Studies.
Publications:
“Taiwan’s Defense Strategy and Artificial Intelligence” in ESIA Dean’s Scholars Journal.
Tamara graduated in the fall of 2020 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs and a concentration in Security Policy and a minor in Psychology. Her research focused on the analysis of Russian state priorities through a critical evaluation of how the Russian government messages its military interventions in Eastern Ukraine and Syria to its domestic population by state sponsored media. Since graduation, she has been working for a contracting company called Zenetex and supporting the Navy International Programs Office.
Maisa graduated in Spring 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs and a minor in Psychology while concentrating in Conflict Resolution. Her research focused on the sociocultural adaptations implemented in mental health and psychosocial services for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and its impact on facilitating critical mental health care in a humanitarian emergency. Since graduation, she has interned at Mercy Corps and will be starting her MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen’s University Belfast in the fall.
McKenna graduated Spring 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics and International Affairs. McKenna’s research in the Dean’s Scholars Program focused on the social and economic implications of improved road connectivity, provided by the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) project, in rural India. After graduation, McKenna will begin work at an economic consulting company in Washington, DC that specializes in the aerospace industry.
Publications:
“Rural Road Connectivity & Its Effects on Access to Health Care: Evidence from India’s PMGSY Project” in ESIA Dean’s Scholars Journal.