International Policy Institute
Arctic Initiative
International Policy Institute Arctic Initiative
2022-23 Graduate Students
Elena S. Bell
Ph.D. Candidate (2016 Cohort)
Xavier Nelson-Rowntree
MA student
Chase Puentes
doctoral candidate
Kayla Stevenson
MA student
Elizabeth Wessells
MA, Museology
2019-20 Arctic Fellows
Ellen Ahlness
PhD, Political Science, Inuktitut
Elena S. Bell
Ph.D. Candidate (2016 Cohort)
Johnna Bollesen
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Kimiko Boswell
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Winnie Chen
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Caitlin Clarke
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Gabrielle Coeuille
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Claire Cowan
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Bonnie Greer
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Kendrick Lu
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Nadene Paltep
Junior Fellow, BA International Studies
Elizabeth Wessells
MA, Museology
2016-18 Arctic Fellows
In 2016 the Arctic Council celebrated its 20th anniversary during the 2015-2017 U.S. chairmanship of the Council. During this critical time, the International Policy Institute analyzed the role and future of the Arctic Council in global geopolitics including the mandated integration of Indigenous knowledge into the work of the Council, the new Arctic Economic Council, and the role of Asian countries on the Arctic Council.
Rachel Blakeslee
MA, Marine and Environmental Affairs
Michael Brown
MA, International Studies
Valerie Cleland
MA, Marine and Environmental Affairs
Amy Delo
MA, International Studies
Malina Dumas
JD, Law
Steven Fry
MA, Applied International Studies
Katie Aspen Gavenus
MA, Education
Kate Griffith
MA, Applied International Studies
Jordon Habenicht
BA, International Studies
Ian Hanna
MA, Marine and Environmental Affairs
Moh Kilani
MA, International Studies
Sita Kouhi
MA, Applied International Studies
Lucy Amelia Kruesel
MA, Education
Marwa Maziad
PhD, Near & Middle Eastern Studies
Olivier Ndikumana
MA, Applied International Studies
Jay-Kwon Park
MA, International Studies Student
Brandon Ray
MA student, International Studies & Marine and Environmental Affairs
David Rivera
MA, Marine and Environmental Affairs
Arfian Setiaji
LL.M in Sustainable International Development
Kira Siebert
MA, International Studies
John Simpson
MA, International Studies
Elizabeth Wessells
MA, Museology
Jason Young
Senior Research Scientist