Susan is a Project Coordinator at Women in International Security. She is currently an undergraduate student studying International Relations at American University with concentrations in Identity, Race, Gender and Culture and International Development with a minor in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Her geographical area of focus within her International Relations studies is South Asia, and last spring Susan got the opportunity to study abroad in India. While there, she attended the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, further studying gendered violence and women’s advocacy in India. In addition, Susan interned at a local women’s liberation organization, Stree Mukti Sanghatana (SMS). Here she was able to pursue her own research regarding domestic violence and the importance of being able to identify domestic abuse. Furthermore, while at SMS, she worked on a sexual education program that was implemented within regional secondary schools.
