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ASP’s Junior Adjunct Fellows

Hidetoshi Azuma
Hidetoshi Azuma

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Hidetoshi Azuma is a social entrepreneur with a vision for a sustainable, resilient society with the power of emerging technologies. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) where he facilitates U.S.-Japan legislative dialogue among U.S. an... More

Matthew Baker
Matthew Baker

Adjunct Junior Fellows

Expertise: The Asia-Pacific; Energy; Climate Change

Matthew grew up in Deniliquin, a small in rural New South Wales, Australia. After moving to Melbourne to continue his studies, Matthew received a scholarship to attend Delta State University in the United States, where he is curren... More

Martin Bee
Martin Bee

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: International Energy Issues, Next-Generation Energy, American Competitiveness

Martin Bee holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University and is currently an M.A. candidate at the Elliott School of International Affairs. He is a dual French-American citizen and h... More

Sean Boers
Sean Boers

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: American foreign policy, international relations, human geography and political geography

Sean is originally from Anaheim, California, and currently live in the Memphis, Tennessee area.

He is a college senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin, majoring in Poli... More

Kareem Chin
Kareem Chin

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Insurance, Financing of Flood Protection Measures, Autonomous Defense Systems, Hydrogen Economy

Kareem Chin works in the Insurance industry, where he delivers value to insurers through data, analytics and engagement. He holds a Master’s degree in International Management/CEMS and a Bachel... More

William M. Chodkowski
William M. Chodkowski

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: National security strategy, defense policy, and strategic communications

William Chodkowsi has served as a Department of Defense (DoD) consultant since 2013, providing support across a range of program management and strategic planning functions. He ... More

Fiona Cotton

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: China, intercultural communication, conflict resolution/management, public relations

A native of Geneseo, New York, Fiona completed her B.A. at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2011. She majored in Comparative Social Movements, which focused on China and Spain. In addition, she completed a minor in International Relations, and studied abroad in Spain and China, lea... More

Nathan Daniels
Nathan Daniels

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Nuclear Security, Nonproliferation, Iran, North Korea, Arms Control, Asymmetric Operations

Nathan Daniels, a native of Savannah, TN, is currently a senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin pursuing a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in International Security Studies. He served as a Nuclear Security Research Assistant & Intern at ... More

Dan Day
Dan Day

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: International Economics, Political Economy, Trade Issues

Dan is currently a graduate student at American University’s School of International Service (SIS) pursuing a Master’s Degree in International Affairs. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from La Salle University and was a member of the National Political Science Honors Society, Pi ... More

Elizabeth Deal
Elizabeth Deal

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise:  Irregular warfare, national security policy, Middle East/North Africa region

Elizabeth Deal is a senior in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University where she is majoring in international affairs and concentrating in conflict and security. She specializes in North African regional security, intelligence policy and American diplomatic... More

Albert James DeGarmo
Albert James DeGarmo

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Energy, Climate Security, Arctic initiatives, and Canadian Affairs

Texas raised, Albert moved to Washington D.C. to attend American University and is currently in his second year of his Master’s program, Global Governance Politics and Security. Albert spent his first year in D.C. Interning in country and abroad with the U.S. State Department, specifically foc... More

Clark Derrington
Clark Derrington

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Economics, Trade, Economic Diplomacy

Clark Derrington is a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he majored in History with a minor in Economics while being a leader of several student organizations. Next year, he will be an Israel... More

Carson Alexander Doyle
Carson Alexander Doyle

Asymmetric Operations Intern

Expertise: Stability and Reconstruction Operations

C. Alexander Doyle, born in Chattanooga, Tennesee, is currently pursuing a degree in International Security at U.T. Martin, after which, he aims to earn a Master’s Degree in International Conflict.

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Robert Gardner
Robert Gardner

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Global Governance, EU Policy, Democratic Governance, Congressional Politics

A native of Buffalo New York, Robert earned a B.A. in Political Science from Denison University. Robert focused his studies on foreign policy and minored in economics. He spent a semester abroad,... More

William George
William George

Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Energy Security, Terrorism, U.S.-Saudi Energy Partnership, Terrorism/Energy Relationship, Caribbean Energy, Natural Gas and Renewable Energy

William George is an Adjunct Fellow ASP specializing in energy security. He recently earned his M.A. in Political Science-Inter... More

Jacob Glass
Jacob Glass

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Environment-security nexus, international development, food security and foreign policy, Middle East Politics,  Bangladesh

Jacob Glass works as an Associate at an international government affairs firm in Washington, DC. He was recently a Truman-Albright Fellow at the W... More

Hugo Grondel
Hugo Grondel

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Economic Security, US-EU Trade Policy, transatlantic relations, TTIP

Hugo Grondel is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he also completed a BA degree in History.

His researc... More

Carl Grote
Carl Grote

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Energy, Climate Change Issues, Resource Economics, East Africa

Carl, a native of Nashville TN, recently received a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University. As an undergraduate he also pursued coursework in geology focusing his research on natural resource economi... More

Alex Gupta
Alex Gupta

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Central Asia, South Asia

Alex was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1985 and attended high school at the Dunn School in Los Olivos, CA.  He then attended the University of Miami earning a major in Business Administration and a minor in International Studies.  Currently he is... More

Kaitlyn Huppmann
Kaitlyn Huppmann

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Nuclear Energy, Energy Security, Climate Change, East and South Asian Studies

Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, Kaitlyn will receive a B.A. in International Relations with a minor in Japanese and a B.S. in Global Studies from Middle Tennessee State University in 2013.... More

Aaron Hesse
Aaron Hesse

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Iran, Middle East Foreign Policy, Nuclear non-proliferation, Security strategy, Democratic transition

Aaron is originally from Nebraska, growing up Manhattan Kansas and Omaha. He received his Bachelor’s degree in POLS and HIST from the Universi... More

Shubha Jaishankar
Shubha Jaishankar

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Shubha was born and raised in New Jersey (which she will defend ‘til her dying day). She attended Boston University, where she received her B.A. in International Relations and a minor in History. She then got her Master’s in Global Affairs from New York University, concentrating on En... More

William Bryan Joyce IV
William Bryan Joyce IV

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: National Security, Energy, Climate, Middle East

Bryan Joyce is a senior at the College of William and Mary, majoring in International Relations. His interests and research pertain to security ... More

Kevin Lalama
Kevin Lalama

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Homeland Security Policy, Nuclear Security, Countering Violent Extremism

Kevin was a Policy Researcher and Intern for ASP focusing on nuclear security. Originally from... More

Giancarlo Lima
Giancarlo Lima

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: International Security, U.S. Counterterrorism Policy, Middle East Politics

A recent graduate from the University of Amsterdam with a MSc. in International Relations, Giancarlo Lima comes to ASP with a focus on international security and the Middle East. His Master’s thesis examined the juridical structure of U.S. counterterrorism policy in Yemen under the Obam... More

Jeffrey D. Lloyd
Jeffrey D. Lloyd

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: International Affairs, Middle East and North Africa, Egypt

As a recent graduate from James Madison University, Jeffrey Lloyd will be ASP’s Egyptian relations intern. At JMU Jeffrey studied international affairs with a concentration in the Middle East, and earned a minor... More

Theodore J. MacDonald
Theodore J. MacDonald

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Energy Security, Climate Change, Defense Policy, Middle East and North Africa studies

Theodore, a native of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, graduated from Dickinson College in 2012 with a double major in Political Science and International Studies. He focused on internation... More

Evan Meltzer
Evan Meltzer

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Climate Security, Middle East/North Africa region

Evan Meltzer is a rising senior at the College of William & Mary, majoring in international relations and minoring in geology.

Originally from Millington, New Jersey, he plans to pursue a career in the intelligenc... More

Joshua Kyle Miller
Joshua Kyle Miller

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Nuclear Security, National Security Policy, Transnational Security, Iran, and North Korea

Joshua is currently working as a Foreign Affairs Officer on the Pakistan desk, which is in the Office of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department.... More

Christian Mull
Christian Mull

Adjunct Junior Fellows

Expertise: Public Diplomacy, International security, and transnational crime

Christian Mull is a second year graduate student at the Institute of World Politics, seeking an M.A. in Strategic Intelligence Studies and Statecraft.  His studies focus on international security issues and U.S. national defense strategy.  Prior to his work at ASP, Christian interned at INTERPOL Washingt... More

Magnus Newth
Magnus Newth

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Nuclear nonproliferation, US Defense Policy, International Security

Magnus Newth is from Oslo, Norway and is completing his B.A. at the University of Oslo. He is majoring in American Studies and is focusing on American Policy in the Middle East and International Security. H... More

Daniel Painter
Daniel Painter

Adjunct Junior Fellow 

Expertise: Nonproliferation, terrorism, Russia, and Eastern Europe

Daniel is originally from the Washington metropolitan area and earned his B.A. in Government & Politics and B.A. in History from the University of Maryland. During his undergraduate studies, Daniel also intern... More

Wm. “Wes” Reichart III
Wm. “Wes” Reichart III

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: American Competitiveness, Government Relations, Nuclear Proliferation, Public Administration in Security Affairs

Wm. “Wes” Reichart III is a Senior at the College of William and Mary. He is double majoring in Government and Economics. Upon graduation, Wes plans... More

Ben Secrist

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: South and East Asia, Counter-terrorism, Property and water rights

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Ben Secrist is a graduate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with a degree in Business Management and a second major in Political Science, where he focused his studies on the Middle East and South Asia. As a senior at UMass Ben worked as a research assistant and covered topics suc... More

Xander Vagg
Xander Vagg

 Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Climate and Energy Security policy, International Law, East and Southeast Asia

Xander Vagg is a dual Australian-American national and holds a Masters degree from the Department of Government at Georgetown University. He specializes in climate change and energy policy, inte... More

Yong H Wang
Yong H Wang

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: International and National Security Issues, Governance and Energy Security, East Asia

Yong graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College, majoring in Political Science and with a Certificate in Security Studies. He specializes in US-China relations, international security ... More

Justin Winikoff
Justin Winikoff

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Energy Security and Policy, Energy Economics, Resource Taxation and Wealth Management

Justin Winikoff was born and raised in New Jersey, before moving to Houston, Texas to attend Rice University in 2010. He is persuing a degree in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Policy Studies with a concentration on Energy Policy. Following his graduation in 2014, Justin hopes to pursue a caree... More

Caroline Julia von Wurden
Caroline Julia von Wurden

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Fusion Energy, Climate and Energy Security

Caroline is a recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and is originally from Los Alamos, New Mexico. She received a B.A. in physics and has published seven scientific papers on her research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the ALPHA Antihydrogen Collaboration at UC Berkeley. During her undergrad... More

Justin Yarros
Justin Yarros

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Energy & Climate Security, Latin America, Transnational Security, Defense Policy

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Justin received his B.A. from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2009. He majored in Economics and Spanish. He studied abroad in Costa Ri... More

Nick Bohmann
Nick Bohmann

Climate and Energy Security Intern

Expertise: Energy Security, Russia, Organized Crime, Military Adaptation

Nick Bohmann is a master’s student at American University studying global security. His research focuses on organized crime and corruption in the Balkans and on energy policy in Central Asia.

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John Madeira
John Madeira

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Climate Security, Arctic Security, Terrorism, Failed States, Development Finance, Economic Soft Power, and Sub-Saharan Africa

A Pittsburgh native, John Madeira is a recent graduate of the Pennsylvania State University’s School of International Affairs (SIA). John earned a Master of International Affairs degree with concentrations in International &am... More

Laura Sigelmann
Laura Sigelmann

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Climate change and conflict, climate change adaptation, sustainable development, Southeast Asia

Laura Sigelmann is in her final year of a dual Masters program at the University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs and Jackson School of the Geosciences. Her focus is on environmental security, climate change, and conflict.

Laura is a Brumley ... More

Tomaz Strojnik
Tomaz Strojnik

Nuclear Security Intern

Expertise: International Conflict, Military History, Nuclear Strategy, Military Strategy

Tomaz Strojnik is a second year master’s candidate at the George Washington University’s Elliott School. He is studying International Affairs with a concentration in Security Studies.

Prior to joining the American Security Project, he interned for the Los Angele... More

Laura Leddy
Laura Leddy

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Arctic geopolitics, Cold War history, environmental politics, U.S. foreign and defense policy

Laura Leddy is currently a graduate student at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, where she is pursuing an M.A. in International Affairs. Her research focuses on the intersection between diplomacy and military power in U... More

Devin Lurie
Devin Lurie

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Terrorism, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Political Geography

Devin Lurie is currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs degree, along with a Certificate in Homeland Security from Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. At the Bush School, he serves in multiple student organizations including the Student Government As... More

H.D. Scriba, III
H.D. Scriba, III

U.S.-Russia Relations Intern

Expertise: Russian politics, Central and Eastern European history, nuclear history and security.

A Baltimore native, H.D. Scriba is now a third-year senior at the George Washington University with a double-major in Political Science and History. His studies tend to focus on the contemporary politics and history of Russia and surrounding post-Soviet states.... More

Jesse Vasquez
Jesse Vasquez

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: US Defense Policy, Intelligence Operations, Military History, Eastern European/Baltic Security Studies, Russia, Military Information Support Operations

Jesse Vasquez is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BA in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Attending US Army Officer Candidate School shortly after graduation, Jes... More

John Keaney
John Keaney

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Russia and Central Asia, International Trade, Informal Markets, US-Russia Policy, Economic Statecraft

John Keaney recently graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in Economics, Russian, and International Studies, a minor in Leadership Studies, and a Leadership Distinction in Global Learning. In the summer of 2014, he worked di... More

J. Jordan Burns
J. Jordan Burns

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Climate change, security, transatlantic relations, European Union policy, Arctic policy

Jordan Burns is a recent graduate of James Madison University’s European Union Policy Studies master’s program in Florence, Italy. His areas of specialization include foreign policy and security, specifically in regards to climate change and the transatl... More

Lieselotte Siegenthaler
Lieselotte Siegenthaler

Adjunct Junior Fellow

Expertise: Climate security, climate change, terrorism, global security

Lieselotte Siegenthaler is pursuing an MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), where she focuses her studies on how climate change impacts national and global security. In addition to her coursework, Lieselo... More

Nicole Mazurova
Nicole Mazurova

Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communications Intern

Expertise: Russia, public diplomacy

Nicole Mazurova is a senior at Brandeis University, double majoring in International Global Studies and Psychology. Her interests and research include Russia and its transition, media and propaganda and intervention in Ukraine, Syria and post-Soviet states.

Last spring, Nicole studied in P... More

Caroline Anderson
Caroline Anderson

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: National Security, International Conflict, Foreign Policy

A Charlotte native, Caroline Anderson is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She is currently pursuing a BA in Economics and a second major in Peace, War, and Defense, with a concentration in National and International Defense and Security.

This past summer, Car... More

Isabel Bernhard
Isabel Bernhard

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Democratization, Civil-Military Relations, Human Rights, China-Latin America relations

Isabel Bernhard is an incoming Master’s candidate in Latin American Studies at Oxford and recent graduate of Harvard College. She wrote her senior thesis ... More

Enya Gonzalez Guitart
Enya Gonzalez Guitart

Public Diplomacy and Cuba Engagement Intern

Expertise: International Conflict, Latin America, Human Rights, Public Diplomacy

Enya Gonzalez Guitart is a Global Studies major at the University of Chicago, pursuing a joint MA degree in International Relations. Her interests include human rights and immigration issues, particularly in Latin America, and their impact on global security.More

Heberto Limas-Villers
Heberto Limas-Villers

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: U.S.-Russia relations; Latin American politics; Defense Policy; East Asian politics

Heberto Limas-Villers is an M.P.P candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests include U.S. foreign policy, defense policy, and East Asia.

Heberto previously worked for Goldman Sachs as an i... More

Ricky Gandhi
Ricky Gandhi

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Science Policy, Russian Foreign Policy, Indian Foreign Policy

Ricky Gandhi is an economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He holds a master’s degree in economics and policy analysis. He also has two bachelor’s degrees in biology and political science with minors in chemistry, physics, and economics. Before joining ASP, Gandhi wor... More

Kiersten Harris
Kiersten Harris

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: European Diplomacy, Russian Culture and Politics

Kiersten Harris is an undergraduate at the University of Delaware studying International Relations and Three Languages. She is learning Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese and has spent a semester abroad in Spain and a winter session abroad in Argentina.

Last summer, Kiersten participated in Middleb... More

Samuel Hickey
Samuel Hickey

Nuclear Security & Iran Intern

Expertise: Nuclear Weapons Policy, Iran Nuclear Deal

Sam Hickey is a rising senior at American University, although he will be graduating in December 2016, and is pursuing a dual degree in International Relations with a focus in foreign policy and natio... More

Carlton G. Haelig
Carlton G. Haelig

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: International relations, security studies, grand strategy, military innovation, asymmetric/hybrid conflict environments, military history.

Carlton Haelig is a graduate student in the international security program at the Schar School of Policy and Govern... More

Patrick Savage
Patrick Savage

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Russia and Eastern Europe, Military Operations, Military History, Grand Strategy, Intelligence, Energy Security

Pat Savage is a Master’s Student in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. His... More

Rossella Cerulli
Rossella Cerulli

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: U.S.-Russia Relations, Russia and Eastern Europe, International Security, Public Diplomacy, Cross-cultural Cooperation

Rossella (Rose) Cerulli finished a double-major in Political Science and Slavic Studies at Stanford University in three years. In 2019-20 she will pursue a Masters at Stanford’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies... More

Noa Tann
Noa Tann

Junior Adjunct Fellow

Expertise: Climate change and international environmental conservation, Middle East studies, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic

Noa Tann was a Climate and Energy Security intern at the American Security Project. She will begin her senior year at the University of Central Florida in the fall, pursuing a degree in International and Global Studies, with mi... More