Haley Trantel is an undergraduate student at American University’s School of International Service, focusing her studies on peace, global security, and conflict resolution. Haley previously worked at the Middle East Policy Council, where she assisted with the production of the Council’s quarterly journal, Middle East Policy, and drafted lesson plans on topics related to Middle East geography and culture to be used by educators. Haley has also worked as an assistant at Human Rights Watch since August 2015. Haley’s research interests include women’s contributions to conflict prevention, security and peacemaking.