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Fellows

Nancy J. Walker
Public Policy Fellow;
Founding Director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Founding Director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
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Steve Walker
Senior Diplomatic Fellow, State Department;
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State

Terence McNamee
Global Fellow;
Independent
Independent

Worku Gachou
Global Fellow;
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa, Inc.; Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Adesoji Adelaja
Global Fellow;
John A Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
John A Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
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Olufemi Vaughan
Global Fellow;
Alfred Sargent Lee and Mary Ames Lee Professor of Black Studies, Amherst College
Alfred Sargent Lee and Mary Ames Lee Professor of Black Studies, Amherst College
Naser Yenus Nuru
Public Policy Fellow;
Assistant Professor of Economics, Adigrat University
Assistant Professor of Economics, Adigrat University

James A. Schear
Global Fellow;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
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Shobana Shankar
Fellow;
Professor of History, Stony Brook University-State University of New York
Professor of History, Stony Brook University-State University of New York
2022 Scholars

Awet Halefom Kahsay
Former Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Ph.D. Candidate in Peace and Security Studies, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Ph.D. Candidate in Peace and Security Studies, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Sandra Tumwesigye
Former Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Advocacy and Partnerships Manager, Women's International Peace Centre
Advocacy and Partnerships Manager, Women's International Peace Centre

Yared Debebe Yetena
Former Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Ph.D. Candidate in Peace and Security Studies, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Ph.D. Candidate in Peace and Security Studies, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Florence Odiwuor
Former Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Rongo University, Kenya
Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Rongo University, Kenya

Hyginus Banko Okibe
Former Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Lecturer, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Department of Political Science
Lecturer, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Department of Political Science