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.
Please note that only professional contact data is provided. In case of an emergency or should you need to reach a person listed outside of normal business hours, please refer to Cornell People Search for additional contact information. Choose from the categories below to view directory listings.
Avishai Melamed is a PhD Student at Cornell University’s Department of Government in the International Relations subfield. He has published in the Journal of Space Safety Engineering and is a graduate fellow at Cornell University’s Tech Policy Institute.
Nicholas Mulder works on European and international history from 1870 to the present. His research focuses on political, economic, and intellectual history, with particular attention to the era of the world wars between 1914 and 1945.
André Nascimento is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Romance Studies. His work examines how literature becomes an operative peacebuilding/peacekeeping instrument in times of armed conflicts, guerrilla warfare, or insurrections in Latin American contexts.
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of International and Comparative Law
Muna Ndulo, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of International and Comparative Law, is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of constitution making, governance and institution building, international criminal law, African legal systems, and human rights.
Grants and Projects Coordinator and Visiting Scholar
Agnieszka Nimark has been a long-term Visiting Scholar at the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies since 2014. She is also an Associate Senior Researcher (non-resident) in Global Geopolitics and Security at CIDOB – Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, Spain.
Danielle Obisie-Orlu is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government, specializing in international relations with an interdisciplinary minor in international law, migration, and sustainable development.
Mursal Rahim is a MPA student in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, concentrating on human rights and social justice. Holding a Bachelor of Law from Afghanistan, she has extensive experience in legal, educational, and refugee community support roles.
