Team
Zheng Wang, Ph.D.
Director
Professor Wang specializes in identity-based conflicts, nationalism, cross-cultural negotiation and maritime security. He is also a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Fellow of the International Security Program at New America, and a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR). He received his Ph.D. from the George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and an MPhil in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford (U.K.).
David Wood
Director of Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in MENA
Professor Wood has spent 14 years working internationally in violent settings to promote conflict resolution and transformation. His work involves local mediation, support for political processes and international facilitation. He is a recognized expert in community safety and justice, stabilization and conflict sensitivity. He is the founder of Peaceful Change Initiative, an international peacebuilding charity.
Maria T Gonzalez Esquivel
Finance and Operations Lead
Maria manages the Center's operations and co-leads the Women, Peace and Security Program. Her areas of expertise are International Economics and Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Security Sector Governance.
Sushant Naidu
Project Officer
Sushant is part of the Center's Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in MENA team. He manages the 'Enhanced Coexistence and Peace Capacity in Yemen through Economic Action' project.
Pariwish F Abbasi
Project Assistant
Kyle L Jensen
Project Assistant
Affiliated Faculty
Margarita Balmaceda, Ph.D.
Assefaw Bariagaber, Ph.D.
Fredline M'Cormack-Hale, Ph.D.
Sara Bjerg Moller, Ph.D.
Philip Moremen, J.D., Ph.D.
Ann Marie Murphy, Ph.D.
