Hannah Gray is an Extern contributing to IFIT’s Security Engagement Practice Group (SEPG), Zimbabwe Bottom-Up Platform (Z-BUP), and Initiative on Apex Courts Appointments (IACA).
Before joining IFIT, Hannah was a Research Intern for the Centre on Armed Groups based in Geneva, and a visiting researcher at the West African Centre for Counter Extremism in Accra. In these roles she conducted conflict analysis and policy-relevant research on armed non-state actors and security challenges in various regions of Asia and West Africa. She has also supported multilateral diplomacy through an internship with the Permanent Mission of Malta at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Hannah holds a Joint Honours B.A. in International Relations and International Law from the University of Edinburgh. She is currently a final-year masters student at the Geneva Graduate Institute studying International and Development Studies, with a concentration on Conflict, Peace, and Security. Her scholarly research spans the climate-conflict nexus, the role of non-state actors in fragile and conflict-effected settings, emerging technologies in warfare, and geopolitics of humanitarian response – with a particular interest in how these dynamics shape pathways to sustainable peace.
Working language: English
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Victoria Hinkson is an Extern at IFIT and a Juris Doctor candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, Canada. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from King’s University College at Western University in London, Canada, and a Master’s in International Affairs with a specialization in International Organizations and Global Public Policy from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She was also an exchange student at the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris, France.
Before joining IFIT, Victoria worked at Global Affairs Canada, where she supported the implementation of Canada’s free trade agreements. She spent over five years as a research associate with the Informal International Relations Lab, contributing to publications with leading academic presses. She has also contributed as a researcher and drafter for the United Nations Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, analyzing the interpretation and application of Article 33 of the UN Charter concerning the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Her international experience includes conducting and supervising field research in Ghana and Ethiopia, where she engaged with government officials, international organizations, and regional institutions including the African Union, United Nations agencies, and diplomatic missions.
Victoria’s research interests include international law, human rights, international organizations, and governance. She currently serves as a Senior Editor on the Osgoode Hall Law Journal.
Working language: English
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Elisabeth Stewart es becaria de la Universidad de Princeton en el Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales en la oficina de Bogotá. Es estudiante de cuarto año en la Universidad de Princeton, donde cursa una Licenciatura en Español y Portugués, con materias secundarias en historia y estudios latinoamericanos.
Sus áreas de interés incluyen la inmigración y la migración en América Latina y los Estados Unidos, así como las soluciones comunitarias frente al conflicto y la injusticia. El verano pasado, se desempeñó como asistente legal en la unidad de inmigración del New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), donde apoyó a solicitantes de asilo en sus procesos ante los tribunales de inmigración. También se desempeña como voluntaria e intérprete con Solidaridad Central Jersey, ayudando a solicitantes de asilo en la preparación de sus solicitudes. En Princeton, ha contribuido a proyectos de investigación que examinan las representaciones de la violencia social y política en América Latina en las redes sociales y los medios de comunicación.
Espera cursar estudios de posgrado o derecho y continuar trabajando en espacios dedicados a soluciones comunitarias frente a la injusticia.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglés, español, y portugués.
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Elisabeth Stewart is a Princeton RISE Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), based in the Bogotá office. She is a fourth-year student at Princeton University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Portuguese, with minors in History and Latin American Studies.
Her areas of interest include immigration and migration in Latin America and the United States, as well as community-based solutions to conflict and injustice. Last summer, she served as a legal assistant in the immigration unit of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), where she supported asylum seekers navigating immigration court proceedings in New York City amid a changing immigration landscape. She also volunteers as an interpreter with Solidaridad Central Jersey, assisting asylum seekers in preparing applications for relief. At Princeton, she has contributed to research projects examining media portrayals of social and political violence in the broader Latin American region.
She hopes to attend graduate or law school and continue working in spaces dedicated to community-based solutions to injustice.
Working languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese
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Jacob Cervantes es becario de la Universidad de Princeton en el Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales en la oficina de Bogotá. Su trayectoria académica y profesional se ha centrado en los derechos humanos, la violencia de género, las poblaciones vulnerables y la violencia sexual relacionada con conflictos armados. Tiene un interés particular en cómo los sistemas jurídicos y los mecanismos de justicia transicional responden a las violaciones en estas áreas.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, trabajó en el Survivor Justice Center y en Children and Family Futures, dos organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro con sede en Estados Unidos. Entre sus investigaciones se destacan el análisis de las tasas de violencia doméstica en México, el estudio de las estrategias legales y el marco de reparaciones del emblemático caso Sepur Zarco en Guatemala, y las implicaciones jurídicas de la ley de amnistía aprobada en Perú en 2025. El próximo año académico se desempeñará como becario en Género y Seguridad en el Instituto Liechtenstein sobre Autodeterminación.
Jacob cursa actualmente una licenciatura en Asuntos Públicos e Internacionales con énfasis en Filosofía y Estudios Latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Princeton.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglés y español
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Jacob Cervantes is a Princeton RISE Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), based in the Bogotá office. His academic and professional trajectory has focused on human rights, gender-based violence, vulnerable populations, and conflict-related sexual violence. He is particularly interested in how legal systems or transitional justice mechanisms respond to abuses in the aforementioned thematic areas.
Before joining IFIT, Jacob has worked with the Survivor Justice Center and Children and Family Futures, both U.S.-based nonprofits. His research has included examining domestic violence rates in Mexico, considering the legal strategies and reparations framework in the landmark Sepur Zarco case in Guatemala, and the legal implications of Peru’s 2025 amnesty law. Among various involvements on campus, he will also serve as a Gender and Security Fellow at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination this upcoming academic year.
Jacob is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Public and International Affairs with minors in Philosophy and Latin American Studies from Princeton University.
Working languages: English and Spanish
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Sanjana Kumar is a Princeton Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) based in Barcelona, Spain. She is an A.B. candidate at Princeton University studying Legal, Political, and Economic Anthropology, where she is also pursuing secondary concentrations in Sustainable Energy and Technology and Society.
Her work focuses on how societies navigate periods of profound political, economic, and environmental change. Over the past two years, she has contributed to research examining the geopolitical implications of sustainable technology transitions in the Global South, with a particular focus on restructuring of industrial supply chains in Brazil and South Africa. In tandem, she has contributed to research regarding factors and implications of large-scale displacement in regions affected by persecution and climate-induced resource scarcity through work with Pro Se Legal Clinic Solidaridad and Caritas Internationalis Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), the world’s largest private refugee resettlement organization.
At Princeton, she is an International Policy Associate at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD), where she engages in hands-on foreign policy experience and liaises with senior stakeholders on questions of international affairs. Her fieldwork and professional experiences have taken her across East Africa, Central America, and Europe, where she has worked on climate resilience, peacebuilding, sustainable development, and institutional reform.
Working language: English
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Sarah Kwon is a Princeton Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), based in the Barcelona office. Her areas of interest include forced displacement, civil-military relations, and the role of marginalized actors in addressing complex political and social transitions. She is particularly interested in how urban communities experience and respond to conflict, migration, and social change.
Outside of IFIT, Sarah is a Gender and Security Fellow at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, Princeton University’s premier research center on self-determination, sovereignty, and international affairs. She also serves as Vice President of her class year, representing approximately 1,500 students and advocating on their behalf. Sarah has extensive experience working with underserved urban communities through her work with The Cities Project and Solidaridad Central Jersey. These experiences have strengthened her interest in inclusive narratives, community engagement, and solutions that address inequalities in urban settings.
Sarah is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, with minors in History and the Practice of Diplomacy, and Urban Studies.
Working languages: English and Korean
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María Carolina Martínez Ayala es pasante en el Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). Está ubicada en Bogotá, donde apoya el trabajo de IFIT Colombia.
Es abogada y Magíster en Derecho Internacional de la Universidad de La Sabana. Sus áreas de interés incluyen derechos humanos, derecho internacional humanitario, justicia transicional y migración.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, María Carolina adquirió experiencia en investigación jurídica y redacción de documentos legales en firmas y espacios judiciales. También ha participado en actividades académicas y de investigación en derecho internacional y derechos humanos. Su trabajo de grado para la obtención de su título de Magíster se centró en el análisis de las obligaciones del Estado en materia de integración laboral de personas migrantes.
Idiomas de trabajo: Español e inglés
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María Carolina Martínez Ayala is an Intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). She is based in Bogotá, where she supports IFIT’s work in Colombia.
She is a lawyer and holds an LL.M. in International Law from Universidad de La Sabana. Her areas of interest include human rights, international humanitarian law, transitional justice, and migration.
Before joining IFIT, María Carolina gained experience in legal research and the drafting of legal documents in law firms and judicial settings. She has also been involved in academic and research activities in international law and human rights. Her master’s thesis focused on the analysis of State obligations regarding the labor integration of migrants.
Working languages: Spanish and English