The Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide provides fellowships to support innovative projects and research with practical application for preventing genocide and related crimes against humanity. Our fellows represent a range of fields and experience, from subject-matter experts and scholars to policy makers and practitioners.
Fellows
Atlas Corp Fellow
January 1–November 30, 2014
Project: Nixon Andu Amos consulted with US government officials about the ongoing crisis in South Sudan, took part in the Museum’s programs for the military, and examined instructional methods for relating Holocaust content to audiences in South Sudan.
Early Warning Fellow: Côte d’Ivoire
September 1, 2018–September 1, 2019
Project: “Election Uncertainty: Preventing Atrocity Crimes in Côte d'Ivoire” and “Efforts de Pacification de l’Élection Présidentielle d’Octobre 2020 en Côte d’Ivoire”
Edith Everett Fellow for Genocide Prevention
September 1, 2012–August 31, 2013
Project: “Countering Dangerous Speech: New Ideas for Genocide Prevention”
Masiyiwa–Bernstein Fellow
September 18, 2017–January 26, 2018
Project: Meghan Berman worked with the Simon-Skjodt Center’s Ferencz International Justice Initiative.
Visiting Fellow
June 1–July 31, 2014
Project: Annie Bird created an atrocity assessment framework for identifying and prioritizing options for preventing mass atrocities in at-risk countries.
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow
January 1–June 30, 2015
Project: “The Obama Administration and the Struggle to Prevent Atrocities in the Central African Republic: December 2012 - September 2014”
Genocide Prevention Fellow
July 1–December 31, 2014
Project: “Defusing Hate: A Strategic Communication Guide to Counteract Dangerous Speech”
Tom A. Bernstein Genocide Prevention Fellow
April 16, 2018–January 31, 2019
Project: “By Any Other Name: US Government Statements about ‘Genocide’”
Goldfarb Fellow
September 1–December 31, 2011
Project: “The Mladic Files: An Exploration of Atrocities in the Balkans”
Elbaz Family Fellow with Claremont McKenna College
July 27, 2021–July 27, 2022
Project: Tallan Donine worked with the Simon-Skjodt Center on the “Lessons Learned in Preventing and Responding to Mass Atrocities” project and the Early Warning Project.
Masiyiwa–Bernstein Fellow
September 14, 2015–September 13, 2016
Project: Katherine Erickson researched ways for human rights fact-finders to preserve evidence for use in later international prosecutions.
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow
September 1, 2013–August 31, 2014
Project: “Atrocity Prevention at the Crossroads: Assessing the President’s Atrocity Prevention Board after Two Years”
Non-Resident Fellow for the Prevention of Genocide
August 1, 2017–April 30, 2018
Project: Simona Foltyn traveled to South Sudan to report on the continuing conflict and the atrocities being committed, as well as the spillover effects into the broader region.
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow
December 1, 2021–May 31, 2022
Project: Julia Fromholz worked with the Simon-Skjodt Center to analyze how “lessons learned” can be more effectively integrated into US government atrocity prevention policymaking processes.
Larry Miller Leadership Fellow
April 1, 2021–March 31, 2023
Project: Hans Hogrefe worked to strengthen relationships between the Museum and various arms of the US government as well as NGO partners working on atrocity prevention.
Early Warning Fellow: Mali
May 15–October 31, 2017
Project: "Regions at Risk: Preventing Mass Atrocities in Mali"
Genocide Prevention Fellow
July 1, 2019–October 1, 2020
Project: “[How] Do External Actors Support Civilian-led Atrocity Prevention?”
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow
June 1, 2016–May 30, 2017
Project: “Understanding Nonstate Actor Behavior: The Determinants of Mass Atrocities”
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow
July 1, 2018–August 31, 2020
Project: Dr. Zachariah Mampilly worked with the Simon-Skjodt Center to develop and oversee a research work plan on the role of civilians in preventing and mitigating mass atrocities.
Visiting Fellow
February 1–May 31, 2013
Project: “A New Approach to Detecting Mass Human Rights Violations Using Satellite Imagery”
Genocide Prevention Fellow
July 1, 2020–December 31, 2020
Project: Wai Wai Nu designed and implemented outreach efforts around the Museum's exhibition, Burma's Path to Genocide, and served as an advisor on the pursuit of justice and accountability in Burma.
Tom and Andi Bernstein Human Rights Fellow
August 1, 2016–May 26, 2017
Project: Chika Okafor worked on the Simon-Skjodt Center's Early Warning Project and research initiative on non-state actors who perpetrate mass atrocities. He also supported the Center's Blumenthal Fellow, Ambassador Stephen Rapp, with his project on strengthening international commissions of inquiry for atrocities.
Non-Resident Fellow for the Prevention of Genocide
August 1, 2017–April 30, 2018
Project: Jason Patinkin traveled to South Sudan to report on the continuing conflict and the atrocities being committed, as well as the spillover effects into the broader region.
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Distinguished Fellow
April 1–June 30, 2017
Project: “Atrocity Prevention Under the Obama Administration: What We Learned and the Path Ahead”
Tom A. Bernstein Genocide Prevention Fellow
September 1, 2021–September 30, 2024
Project: Ambassador Rapp advises and liaises on behalf of the Center with governments, legal teams, victims groups, and key individuals to help advance justice and accountability in Syria.
Early Warning Fellow: Zimbabwe
July 1, 2016–November 30, 2016
Project: “Scenarios of Repression: Preventing Mass Atrocities in Zimbabwe”
Tom A. Bernstein Genocide Prevention Fellow
September 1, 2020–April 30, 2021
Project: “Social Bonds: A Lifeline for Atrocity Victims”
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention Fellow
March 15, 2023–March 14, 2024
Project: “Leveraging Social Media for Atrocity Prevention: Understanding the Digital Toolbox”
Winnick Fellow
June 1–September 30, 2011
Project: “Identifying Genocide and Related Forms of Mass Atrocity”
Early Warning Fellow: Indonesia
March 1–December 31, 2021
Project: “'Don’t Abandon Us': Preventing Mass Atrocities in Papua, Indonesia"
Visiting Fellow
October 1, 2017–March 31, 2018
Project: “From Independence to Civil War: Atrocity Prevention and US Policy toward South Sudan”
Research Fellow
March 20–June 30, 2017
Project: “Fighting Fire with Fire: The Growing Nexus between Atrocity Prevention and Counterterrorism and Its Implications for the Use of Force to Protect Civilians”
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
November 1, 2017–October 31, 2018
Project: Benjamin Valentino provided advice and guidance to Simon-Skjodt Center staff and other fellows on the Early Warning Project.
Visiting Fellow for the Prevention of Genocide
June 1, 2017–May 31, 2018
Project: Beth Van Schaack served as an expert advisor to the Simon-Skjodt Center.
Genocide Prevention Fellow
May 1, 2017–July 31, 2017
Project: “‘The Responsibility to Protect’ and International Development: Connecting the Atrocity-Prevention and Fragile-States Agendas”
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