Adjunct Fellow
Expertise: Political ecology, gender issues, energy geopolitics, Russian/Central Asia
Elise Reifschneider is a Utah-based policy advocate for refugees displaced by political strife. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Elise earned her B.A. in Government/International Affairs from Augustana College. She is currently attending Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT, where she is pursuing her M.A. in International Community Leadership, with a focus on Foreign Policy. Elise is conducting thesis-research around the topics of energy security and international relations, analyzing the effects of dynamic political relationships on contemporary American foreign policy.
Her background includes nonprofit management and government work at the state and federal levels, including time abroad with the Department of State. Elise is a founding board member and Co-President of Utah’s US National Committee Chapter for UN Women, a member of the YWCA’s Young Women’s Council, and is proficient in Russian.
Posted by American Security Project
Mar 23, 2023 | Read More
Posted by American Security Project
Mar 23, 2023 | Read More
