CSINT Fellows Program
CSINT is an interdisciplinary research hub at American University that addresses both traditional and non-traditional security questions, placing particular emphasis on the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies. The CSINT Fellows Program offers the opportunity to help drive the activities of our research Center while gaining professional, research, publishing, and networking experience. The program provides an open, supportive, and collaborative setting allowing for Fellows to participate in events and research workshops, write briefs and blog articles for publication on the CSINT website, and help to identify and interact with professionals in the field for purposes of events, interviews, and research. The CSINT Fellows Program is a competitive, unpaid opportunity open to graduate level students. The application process opens toward the end of each spring term and is announced on our social media channels and via our website. Follow CSINT on twitter for updates.
2023-2024 CSINT Fellows
Alexandra Klemer
Alexandra Klemer is a current second-year graduate student in the School of International Service's U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security program with a concentration in Transnational Security. Her research interests include critical and emerging technologies, transnational cyberterrorism, ethics and democracy in cyber space, and the future developments of war.
Anna Miskelley
Anna Miskelley is a current graduate student in the School of International Service’s U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security program. Her research interests include China’s military application of emerging technology, irregular warfare tactics, and artificial intelligence.
Christopher Barclay
Headshot and biography coming soon!
Kylianne Broughton
Headshot and biography coming soon!
Nathan Depew
Nathan Depew is a recent graduate of the School of International Service's United States Foreign Policy and National Security program. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Santa Clara University, is a registered patent agent, and has worked in the manufacturing sector in Shenzhen, China. His research interests include cybersecurity, global alliances, great power competition, and semiconductor devices.
Siddhant Kishore
Siddhant Kishore is a current graduate student in the School of International Service's Global Governance, Politics, and Security Program, specializing in global security. His research interests include emerging technology in warfare, national security, and intelligence. Before joining SIS, Siddhant worked in the private sector and regional non-profit organizations.
2022-2023 CSINT Fellows
Divya Ramjee, Senior Fellow
Divya Ramjee is a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor at American University in Washington, D.C., in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology. I am also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology. My research interests include cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime, NLP and text analysis, and statistical methodology.
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Awards & Honors:
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2021 Gill Family Foundation Scholarship Award Winner
External Publications:
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31 January 2022: "The Relationship between Sextortion during COVID-19 and Pre-pandemic Intimate Partner Violence: A Large, Study of Victimization among Diverse U.S Men and Women" - Victims & Offenders:
An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice; Divya Ramjee, Asia A. Eaton, & Jessica F. Saunders - 1 March 2021: "The Next COVID-19 Nightmare for People of Color Is Proving They Got the Shot" - The Daily Beast; Divya Ramjee and Maia Majumder
- 27 Jan 2021: "Regulate Social-Media Companies" - Defense One; Divya Ramjee and Elsa B. Kania
- 15 Dec 2020: "Machine Learning Maps Research Needs in COVID-19 Literature" - Paterns; Divya Ramjee
- 22 Nov 2020: "COVID-19 and Digital Contact Tracing: Regulating the Future of Public Health Surveillance" - SSRN; Divya Ramjee
Media Presence and Speaking Engagements:
- 9 May 2022 : “A Chat with AAPI Academics Researching Cybersecurity” - Discussion regarding panelists’ work, challenges faced by AAPI academics, and what needs to be done to support and encourage them in the field. Panelists include R.V. Gundur, Sinchul Back, Jin Lee, and Divya Ramjee. Hosted by WiCys Women in Cybersecurity, Temple University College of Liberal Arts, and Cybersecurity in Application, Research and Education Lab.
- 2 April 2021: "Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Are Coming. What Will That Mean?" - Wired; Divya Ramjee cited
- 17 March 2021: National Security Cyber Careers in the Federal Government - SPA AU; Divya Ramjee (moderator)
- 12 Feb 2021: Insurrection, social media and the future of tech policy -
Defense One Radio; Divya Ramjee
Taylar Rajic
Taylar Rajic is a current graduate student in the School of International Service's International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, specializing in International Negotiation and Peacebuilding in Eastern Europe. Her research interests include emerging threats in irregular warfare and adapting policy and military strategy to account for the changing landscapes in conflict zones.
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Jake Sepich
Jake Sepich is a current graduate student in the School of International Service’s United States Foreign Policy and National Security program. Their research interests include cybersecurity, both in its ethics and how it will affect the future of warfare.
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Caroline Thompson
Caroline Thompson is currently pursuing a MA in US Foreign Policy and National Security focusing on emerging technologies and cybersecurity with an interest in biotech, big data, and artificial intelligence.
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Kathryn Urban
Kathryn Urban is a current graduate student in the School of International Service’s Global Governance, Politics, and Security program. Her research interests include Arctic securitization and the strategic logic of drone warfare.
CSINT Publications:
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U.S. Practices for Technology-Sharing and Security Assistance
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Regulating Synthetic Biology Practices
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Emerging Scholars on Emerging Technologies: A Research and Teaching Workshop
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Book Review - 2034: A Novel of the Next World War
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How do satellites help us track climate change?
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Book Review - The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones
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A Whole-of-Government Approach to Climate Change: Assessing DoD’s Role
External Publication:
1 Nov 2021: "Policy Analysis: A New (Cold) Front in Polar Intelligence? Trends and Implications of Technology- Enabled Monitoring in the Arctic" - Journal of Science Policy & Governance; Kathryn Urban
2021-2022 CSINT Fellows
Divya Ramjee, Senior Fellow
Divya Ramjee is a doctoral candidate and adjunct instructor at American University in Washington, D.C., in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology. I am also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology. My research interests include cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime, NLP and text analysis, and statistical methodology.
CSINT Event:
CSINT Publication:
Awards & Honors:
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2021 Gill Family Foundation Scholarship Award Winner
External Publications:
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31 January 2022: "The Relationship between Sextortion during COVID-19 and Pre-pandemic Intimate Partner Violence: A Large, Study of Victimization among Diverse U.S Men and Women" - Victims & Offenders:
An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice; Divya Ramjee, Asia A. Eaton, & Jessica F. Saunders - 1 March 2021: "The Next COVID-19 Nightmare for People of Color Is Proving They Got the Shot" - The Daily Beast; Divya Ramjee and Maia Majumder
- 27 Jan 2021: "Regulate Social-Media Companies" - Defense One; Divya Ramjee and Elsa B. Kania
- 15 Dec 2020: "Machine Learning Maps Research Needs in COVID-19 Literature" - Paterns; Divya Ramjee
- 22 Nov 2020: "COVID-19 and Digital Contact Tracing: Regulating the Future of Public Health Surveillance" - SSRN; Divya Ramjee
Media Presence and Speaking Engagements:
- 9 May 2022 : “A Chat with AAPI Academics Researching Cybersecurity” - Discussion regarding panelists’ work, challenges faced by AAPI academics, and what needs to be done to support and encourage them in the field. Panelists include R.V. Gundur, Sinchul Back, Jin Lee, and Divya Ramjee. Hosted by WiCys Women in Cybersecurity, Temple University College of Liberal Arts, and Cybersecurity in Application, Research and Education Lab.
- 2 April 2021: "Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Are Coming. What Will That Mean?" - Wired; Divya Ramjee cited
- 17 March 2021: National Security Cyber Careers in the Federal Government - SPA AU; Divya Ramjee (moderator)
- 12 Feb 2021: Insurrection, social media and the future of tech policy -
Defense One Radio; Divya Ramjee
Harrison Brooks
Harrison Brooks is a recent graduate of the School of International Service's Global Governance, Politics, and Security program. He specialized in global security, intelligence, and cybersecurity. Harrison is interested in exploring the potential implications of artificial intelligence and quantum computing for intelligence, warfare, and global competition.
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Kathryn Urban
Kathryn Urban is a current graduate student in the School of International Service’s Global Governance, Politics, and Security program. Her research interests include Arctic securitization and the strategic logic of drone warfare.
CSINT Publications:
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Book Review - 2034: A Novel of the Next World War
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How do satellites help us track climate change?
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Book Review - The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones
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A Whole-of-Government Approach to Climate Change: Assessing DoD’s Role
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Emerging Scholars on Emerging Technologies: A Research and Teaching Workshop
External Publication:
1 Nov 2021: "Policy Analysis: A New (Cold) Front in Polar Intelligence? Trends and Implications of Technology- Enabled Monitoring in the Arctic" - Journal of Science Policy & Governance; Kathryn Urban
Edgar Palomino
Edgar Palomino is a recent graduate of American University where he served as a Fellow at the Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology and as a Research Associate with the Internet Governance Lab. He studied emerging technologies as part of the International Affairs & Policy Analysis program. His research interests include blockchain policy, technology standardization, and competition within emerging markets. Previously, he was involved in Peace Corps service in the Republic of Moldova, where he promoted technology skills as a Community Development Volunteer.
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Christian Wickert
Christian Wickert is a current graduate student in the Masters in International Service program. An engineer, MBA, and expert in strategic planning, Christian Wickert started his career as a software programmer in a garage in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He then worked in a range of industries, from treasury risk management to strategy consulting, from telecommunications to an NGO active in digital education and sustainability. He then focused on regulation, negotiating with governments and ministries, which led to him joining the businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in 2015, where he works in Corporate Affairs and Policy, based in Washington, DC. Christian has also provided a TED talk on how fiction can help us better understand our reality.
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External Publications:
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15 February 2022: "Advancing Digital Agency: The Power of Data Intermediaries"; World Economic Forum; Co-Authored by Christian Wickert
Advancing Digital Agency:
The Power of Data Intermediaries
Co-Authored by: Christian Wickert
The Relationship between Sextortion during COVID-19
and Pre-pandemic Intimate Partner Violence
Quantum Computers:
Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges for Policymakers
By: Harrison W. Brooks
Policy Analysis: A New (Cold) Front in Polar Intelligence?
Trends and Implications of Technology- Enabled Monitoring in the Arctic
2020-2021 CSINT Fellows
Divya Ramjee, Senior Fellow
Divya Ramjee entered the 2020-21 Fellows program as a PhD candidate and adjunct professor at American University in Washington, D.C., in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology. Her research interests included cybercrime and intellectual property crime; biotechnology; and the application of machine learning methodologies in the fields of criminology, law, and security.
CSINT Publication:
External Publications:
- 1 March 2021: "The Next COVID-19 Nightmare for People of Color Is Proving They Got the Shot" - The Daily Beast; Divya Ramjee and Maia Majumder
- 27 Jan 2021: "Regulate Social-Media Companies" - Defense One; Divya Ramjee and Elsa B. Kania
- 15 Dec 2020: "Machine Learning Maps Research Needs in COVID-19 Literature" - Paterns; Divya Ramjee
- 22 Nov 2020: "COVID-19 and Digital Contact Tracing: Regulating the Future of Public Health Surveillance" - SSRN; Divya Ramjee
Media Presence:
- 2 April 2021: "Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Are Coming. What Will That Mean?" - Wired; Divya Ramjee cited
- 17 March 2021: National Security Cyber Careers in the Federal Government - SPA AU; Divya Ramjee (moderator)
- 12 Feb 2021: Insurrection, social media and the future of tech policy -
Defense One Radio; Divya Ramjee
Chelsea Corum
Chelsea Corum entered the 2020-21 Fellows program as a first year AU Graduate student in the International Affairs Policy and Analysis Program at SIS. Her research interests included cyber security and artificial intelligence.
Nicholas Iacobuzio
Nicholas Iacobuzio entered the 2020-21 Fellows program as a graduate student in American University's US Foreign Policy and National Security program, where he concentrated in cybersecurity and intelligence.
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Pragya Jain
Pragya Jain entered the 2020-21 Fellows program as an undergraduate sophomore studying International Relations with a minor in Data Science. She expressed an interest in how emerging technologies can greatly change global relations. Her research focuses included clean energy and technology as well as the implications artificial intelligence will have on humanity.
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Kyle Sallee
Kyle Sallee entered the 2020-21 Fellows program as a graduate student in the School of International Service’s U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security program. Kyle was exploring the impacts of Chinese and Russian state-owned nuclear corporations on the proliferation of nuclear energy within Eurasia and Africa.
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2019-2020 CSINT Fellows
Dongmin (Dan) Lee
Dongmin (Dan) Lee entered the 2019-20 Fellows program as a graduate student in the School of International Service at American University, working towards his masters degree in the Foreign Policy and National Security program.
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Robert (Bob) McDonald
Robert(Bob) McDonald entered the 2019-20 Fellows program as a graduate student in the School of International Service at American University, working towards his masters degree in the Global Governance, program.
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Nicholas Winstead
Nicholas Winstead entered the 2019-20 Fellows program as a graduate student in the School of International Service at American University, working towards his masters degree in the Foreign Policy and National Security program.
