The Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies is directed by a member of the steering committee who serves a three-year term. The current director is:
Rebecca Slayton, Associate Professor, Department of Science & Technology Studies.
Associate Director
Sabrina Karim, Hardis Family Assistant Professor for Teaching Excellence.
Steering Committee
Members of the steering committee assist the program director with oversight and management of the Reppy Institute.
Directory
This directory includes contact information for faculty, staff members, Reppy fellows, and visitors associated with the institute.
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Basim Ali is a second-year Master of Public Administration student at the Brooks School of Public Policy, concentrating in International Development Studies with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Maria Alejandra is a JSD Candidate at Cornell Law School. Her research interests include interdisciplinary approaches to law, environmental justice, and human rights.
Amelia C. Arsenault is a PhD student at Cornell University’s Department of Government. Her research considers the effects of artificial intelligence on international politics, with a particular interest in the global proliferation of contemporary surveillance and smart city technologies.
Oumar Ba's research focuses on international criminal justice and human rights for globally marginalized people. He is faculty director of the Einaudi Center's international relations minor. He is a 2024 Global Public Voices freedom of expression fellow.
Mabel Berezin is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Sociology at Cornell University. Her expertise lies in the area of extreme and exclusionary forms of nationalism, such as fascism and right-wing populist politics, in Europe and worldwide.
Esam Boraey is a PhD student in the Department of Government at Cornell University, specializing in Comparative Politics with a minor focusing on International Relations.
Director of Graduate Studies, Regional Science; Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning
John I. Carruthers's current scholarship is focused on evaluating environmental remediation projects in the Puget Sound region of Washington State and the value of public education and other amenities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area.
Debra Castillo is Emerson Hinchliff Chair of Hispanic Studies and professor of comparative literature. She is faculty director of the Einaudi Center's migration studies minor.
