Brendan Wilson-Barthes
Internships are a crucial way not only to build connections but to sample different types of work and help focus your studies. My internships with both the U.S. Committee for Refugees in Washington, D.C. and UNHCR in Ethiopia have given me a broader picture of how displaced populations factor into international attempts to resolve violent conflicts and rebuild in their aftermath. While concentrating academically on conflict management, these internships have allowed me to look at my MSFS classroom experience through the lens of humanitarian imperatives and refugee protection. They also allowed me to study conflict-related refugee flows in depth in two completely different regions - the Balkans and East Africa.
Hometown
Miller Place, New York
Undergraduate Experience
Kenyon College, English/Political Science
Professional Experience
United Action for Children: Cameroon; Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: Srebenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Fall '03, SAIC: Washington, D.C.; The Middle East Media Research Institute: Washington, D.C.
Concentration
International Conflict Management
Certificate Program
Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies
Internships
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; U.S. Committee for Refugees, Washington, D.C.
Languages
German
French
Albanian
Post-MSFS Employment
Upcoming SFS Events
- Sep 3, 6pm-8pm: Discussions with STIA Alumni
- Sep 4, 12:15pm: Information Session: Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies
- Sep 4, 1pm-3pm: International Development Orientation Session