Zoë is a third-year Ph.D. student in the security studies program focused on quantitative methods, intrastate conflict, judicial politics, and the Sahel region. She received her Master of Science in politics research from the University of Oxford (Christ Church College) under Stathis Kalyvas and a bachelor’s degree in political science and physics from Yale University. She previously worked as a researcher on conflict in the Sahel for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and as Programme Manager for the European Union Counter-Terrorism Monitoring, Reporting and Support Mechanism. Her hobbies include rock climbing and composing classical music.

Gargee holds a bachelor’s in economics from University of Delhi, and a master’s in economics from University of Warwick. Before Princeton, Gargee was Senior Research Manager and Technical Lead (Air Pollution) at the India office of the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago, where she managed two high-level partnerships with the Government of Delhi, assessing the impact of existing regulations and market-based approaches on vehicular pollution governance and waste management for improved air quality outcomes in Delhi. Prior to that, Gargee worked as a Senior Associate at J-PAL South Asia, leading two large-scale evaluations across 350+ Industries in Gujarat, India, that enabled the launch of the World’s first particulate emissions market. After Princeton, Gargee aims to help develop research and policies driving long-term clean air action, focused on evaluating (pollution) exposure impacts on human health in developing countries, to ensure policies and regulations around air pollution governance factors in aspects of environmental equity and justice to reduce exposure to environmental health hazards, especially for the vulnerable and poor.

Rohit grew up in Punjab and graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a major in electrical engineering. After briefly working in different technology based research roles, he felt his calling lay in public services. He was selected as an Indian Administrative Services officer in 2006. He has worked as the district magistrate, which is the head of District Government in India, in six different districts. As the district magistrate, he was responsible for direct supervision of more than twenty government departments, maintaining law and order in the jurisdiction, and coordinating with multiple agencies to ensure the holistic development of district. He passionately believes in promoting and executing policies that protect the environment along with economic development. While studying for the MPP program at Princeton, he rediscovered his passion for research and scholarship. He continues his journey of developing skills for contributing towards a sustainable future within the STEP Ph.D. program at the School.

Noe is a Ph.D. candidate in the Security Studies program at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, advised by Prof. Gary Bass and Prof. Jacob Shapiro. Her dissertation research examines the determinants of humanitarian access in conflict zones, with a focus on the interaction between international actors and local groups. The project aims to contribute to civilian risk reduction and peace building. She is also more broadly interested in human rights, multilateralism, and consequences of foreign intervention.

Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as the data analyst for the International Organization for Migration (UN Migration) in South Sudan, specializing in humanitarian surveys and population tracking. Her primary project at IOM was the urban component and statistical design of the inter-sectoral needs assessment (ISNA; formerly FSNMS+), a country-wide data collection exercise to inform the annual Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Response Plan (HRP).

She received an M.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University as a Kobe Scholar (2020) and a B.A. in History and in International Relations from Boston University (2018).

Shelley is interested in social vulnerability and environmental hazards. Her research is focused on modelling the social dimensions of vulnerability and incorporating those models into effective hazard mitigation and relief strategies. A geographer by training, she is particularly interested in the influence of place on generating unique interactions between the dimensions of social vulnerability and how those interactions affect both vulnerability and resilience. Prior to joining SPIA, Shelley worked with the University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Public Health and the University of Chicago’s Center for Spatial Data Science. At the University of Illinois Chicago, she was the Assistant Director of Research Services and an Adjunct Lecturer teaching geospatial analysis and social vulnerability courses. At the University of Chicago, she held a research associate appointment working on a place-based social determinants of health model.