Emily is a recent graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she currently serves as Program Assistant for the Promise Armenian Institute, a research and teaching hub hosting both local and international scholarship in Armenian studies, as well as coordinating interdisciplinary research and public impact programs across UCLA, the Republic of Armenia, and the Armenian diaspora. During her time in university, she served as a lead developmental and copy editor for a premier undergraduate research journal in the humanities,  arts, and social sciences, while also holding the position of Student Coordinator for an anthropology colloquium presenting postdoctoral and faculty-level research regarding the dynamics of culture, power, inequality, and social change in the contemporary world. A daughter of Iranian-Armenian immigrants, Emily also works as a legal assistant in the field of immigration law and looks forward to the opportunity to explore her interests further at LIPG, analyzing and investigating the development of ongoing humanitarian crises as well as the factors that contribute to the forced displacement of persecuted peoples.

Christine Latif is a third-year undergraduate student at California State University Northridge who is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Political Science. Due to their Armenian, Syrian, and Palestinian background, they have always been passionate about spreading awareness about the issues their people face and uplifting the voices of marginalized communities. She has previous experience interning in human rights organizations such as the ACLU. They hope to be a part of the movement to end the cycle of genocide through putting in the work to educate people about its impacts, demanding change, and centering the perspectives of genocide survivors. The topic of genocide is particularily important to Christine because she is a descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors and has family in Artsakh who have been impacted by ethnic cleansing and genocide. They hope to one day pursue a career in human rights and social justice work on a global scale. Christine is excited to be a part of the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and hopes to make a positive difference in her community.

Growing up in Armenia and Switzerland, Lyusi holds a BSc degree in Criminology and Psychology from Keele University, with her dissertation centered around Forgiveness and Restorative Justice. Throughout her academic journey, her primary focus was on state crimes, crimes against humanity and the profound implications and challenges associated with acknowledging historical injustices. Notably, she produced a comprehensive report providing a criminological analysis of the Armenian Genocide and the complexities surrounding its denial. Driven by a profound commitment to justice, she is motivated to contribute to the Lemkin Institute by her earnest desire to convey the unfiltered truth about genocides. Her passion extends to advocating strongly for accountability, contributing her voice to initiatives that seek truth and justice in the context of crimes against humanity, and calling for responsibility.

Chip Sinton joins the Lemkin Institute in its inaugural class of Professional Fellows; a committed internationalist, he holds a political science degree from Hamilton College with a focus on ethnonationalisms, tech justice, and the function of propaganda, misinformation, and narrative integrity. Chip has worn a variety of private sector hats (product management, operations, process analytics, consulting, copy, and market analysis) in the USA and China, and has a long track record in liberation movements, co-authoring a Student Rights Handbook w/ the ACLU and serving as President of the National Youth Rights Association before age 18; after a surprise recognition by the UN Youth Assembly, he set out on a multi-year project to figure out how to be a little more chill and, with any luck, a good friend.

His primary skills are in rapid response, public speaking, communications, research, tactical implementation, and social strategy. In this decade, he’s proud to have worked with Reclaim Philadelphia’s Mass Liberation Task Force, in coalition with the Shift the Narrative Project, CADBI, Carmela Libre and Philly Tech Justice, and as a long-term member of the Philadelphia Childcare Collective. A passionate believer that freedom is always and only freedom of action, he has felt most free in moments of queer togetherness and alone with literature; other highlights include contributing to a variety of refugee and migrant projects incl. time at City Plaza in Athens, Greece, presenting as an independent scholar at Theorizing The Web, and having received an Anuvad Fellowship to experiment with contemporary poetics in Assam, India.

Dominique Hollingsworth is currently in his final year of undergraduate study at The George Washington University, majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution. His academic passions include racial justice, gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and the history of colonialism and how they all intersect. Regionally, his research has been focused on the Middle East and South Caucasus. He became interested in genocide prevention in high school after taking a course on the topic. As he approaches the end of his undergraduate journey, Dominique aspires to become a global advocate and leader in the field of genocide prevention and other humanitarian work. He believes that joining the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention will help to deepen his knowledge of genocide prevention, particularly through a grassroots oriented approach.

Kiara is a fourth year undergraduate at Seton Hall University with a B.S. in international relations and diplomacy with a minor in Arabic, and a focus in human rights, history, and genocide prevention. Kiara researched genocide histories and education as an intern with nonprofits and museums, where she investigated the involvement of local communities in New York in the Holocaust including investigating an active commune involved with the Nazi party on Long Island. She also investigates the relationship of domestic support in foreign genocides, and plans on independently researching foreign occupation and its effects on a state’s healing from genocide with her University. Growing up in a community comprised of genocide survivors, Kiara is especially passionate regarding  preventing genocide on a global level, aiding local survivors, and holding states and communities involved in genocide accountable, hoping to further these goals with the LIGP.

Edward is a student of MSc International Public Policy at University College London and studied BA French and Russian at the University of Bristol. His academic experiences have prompted him to pursue a career within issues of global concern, specifically international humanitarian issues.

Swara is a third-year undergraduate student at American University currently pursuing a B.A. in International Studies (with concentrations in Europe/Eurasia & Global Inequality and Development) alongside a minor in Spanish Language and Area Studies. Fluent in five languages, she plans on attending either business or law school in the future, with an international focus. After reading about the alarming tendencies in countries throughout the world today that indicate the indicators building up to genocide, she felt obliged to do something and engage in work that would better chronicle and raise notice to these occurrences.