Where Are They Now? Updates from Our Former America in the World Consortium Fellows
Our America in the World Consortium Fellows (AWC) have begun exciting careers since their time at the Kissinger Center and Johns Hopkins SAIS, and we are thrilled to share their achievements.
During her time as an AWC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Mary Barton obtained from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand over 100 formerly classified and internal documents pertaining to the origins of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. This material sheds fresh light on New Zealand’s role in Five Eyes; London’s efforts to compete with Washington by creating a global signals intelligence apparatus using the Commonwealth; and the importance of the Korean War and Cold War global contingency planning in justifying the expansion of intelligence-sharing partnerships formalized during World War II. In Fall 2021, Mary will start a new job as a Cyber Threat Analyst with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Office of the Director and has recently published her book, Counterterrorism Between the Wars: An International History, 1919-1937 (Oxford University Press, 2021).
Since completing his AWC Predoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Erik Sand defended his dissertation in June 2021 and earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Sand has been appointed and is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the U.S. Naval College.
After completing her AWC Predoctoral Fellowship at the Kissinger Center, Dr. Ashlyn Hand successfully defended her dissertation, Prioritizing Faith: U.S. Foreign Policy Choices and the International Religious Freedom Act (1993-2017). She received her Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin in August 2021. For the 2021- 2022 academic year, Ashlyn is serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke University, where she continues her research on religion’s role in shaping foreign policy.
Since completing her AWC Predoctoral Fellowship, Dr. So Jin Lee received her Ph.D. from Duke University and is a Postdoctoral Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Fellow at MIT's Security Studies Program and the Harvard Kennedy School’s International Security Program.
Since completing his AWC Predoctoral Fellowship, Mr. Clay Katsky is serving as a graduate fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is currently completing his dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department. Mr. Katsky is also serving as a teaching assistant at the University and his dissertation focuses on intelligence oversight by Congress.
Dr. Jaehan Park has successfully defended his dissertation and earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies since completing is AWC Predoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Park is joining the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at Texas A&M as a Postdoctoral Associate and is scheduled to present his work at the Indiana University chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society in September 2021.
Following his AWC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Brad Potter served as the inaugural Stanton Visiting Scientist at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies. He is now serving as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Office of European Security and Political Affairs and continues to teach at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
During her time as an AWC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Mary Barton obtained from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand over 100 formerly classified and internal documents pertaining to the origins of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. This material sheds fresh light on New Zealand’s role in Five Eyes; London’s efforts to compete with Washington by creating a global signals intelligence apparatus using the Commonwealth; and the importance of the Korean War and Cold War global contingency planning in justifying the expansion of intelligence-sharing partnerships formalized during World War II. In Fall 2021, Mary will start a new job as a Cyber Threat Analyst with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Office of the Director and has recently published her book, Counterterrorism Between the Wars: An International History, 1919-1937 (Oxford University Press, 2021).Since completing his AWC Predoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Erik Sand defended his dissertation in June 2021 and earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Sand has been appointed and is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department at the U.S. Naval College.
After completing her AWC Predoctoral Fellowship at the Kissinger Center, Dr. Ashlyn Hand successfully defended her dissertation, Prioritizing Faith: U.S. Foreign Policy Choices and the International Religious Freedom Act (1993-2017). She received her Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin in August 2021. For the 2021- 2022 academic year, Ashlyn is serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke University, where she continues her research on religion’s role in shaping foreign policy.
Since completing her AWC Predoctoral Fellowship, Dr. So Jin Lee received her Ph.D. from Duke University and is a Postdoctoral Grand Strategy, Security, and Statecraft Fellow at MIT's Security Studies Program and the Harvard Kennedy School’s International Security Program.
Since completing his AWC Predoctoral Fellowship, Mr. Clay Katsky is serving as a graduate fellow at the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is currently completing his dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department. Mr. Katsky is also serving as a teaching assistant at the University and his dissertation focuses on intelligence oversight by Congress.
Dr. Jaehan Park has successfully defended his dissertation and earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies since completing is AWC Predoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Park is joining the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at Texas A&M as a Postdoctoral Associate and is scheduled to present his work at the Indiana University chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society in September 2021.
Following his AWC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Brad Potter served as the inaugural Stanton Visiting Scientist at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies. He is now serving as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Office of European Security and Political Affairs and continues to teach at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.About the America in the World Consortium (AWC)
Established in 2018, the America in the World Consortium (AWC) seeks to enhance policymaking and better prepare the next generation to confront geopolitical challenges and advance American national interests abroad. A partnership among the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, and the University of Texas at Austin, the Consortium provides pre- and postdoctoral fellows yearlong appointments to engage in cutting-edge research in Washington, D.C. Fellows contribute to the intellectual life of the Consortium and participate in its programming, in addition to pursuing their own research and writing, from July 2021 to July 2022. Three fellows will be based at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, where they will engage with the Kissinger Center and broader SAIS community.