HISTORY
Perspectives on Global Issues (PGI) is an online journal founded and edited by graduate students
from New York University's Center for Global Affairs. The journal was created in 2006 and published its
first edition on "Development Issues" the same year.
MISSION STATEMENT
Perspectives on Global Issues is an online journal that aims to encourage dialogue and analysis of
issues that are critically relevant in the global arena. PGI seeks to create a forum for discussion and
debate on a wide range of subjects that affect the community, including but not limited to issues of
international law, human rights, development, globalization, public health, international finance and
trade, security, and the environment. At the journal we seek to ignite a continuous forum for discussion
about the issues that face the international community by engaging academics, practitioners, and students.
Kristy Crabtree, Editor-in-Chief
Kristy is currently pursuing a Master's of Science in Global Affairs at New
York University, where she is focusing on international human rights
law, specializing in research on economic rights for displaced and
refugee populations. In addition to her current position in refugee
resettlement at Episcopal Migration Ministries, she has conducted field
research on refugee livelihoods strategies in Bangladesh, where she
previously served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer. Kristy received her
Bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from Gonzaga
University.
Jennifer Dunham, Managing Editor
Jennifer is a master's
candidate at New York University's Center for Global Affairs,
concentrating in international relations. She is writing her thesis on
gender issues in transitional justice, focusing on case studies
from Rwanda, Liberia and the former Yugoslavia. She also works full
time as the managing editor of Facts On File World News Digest,
a New York-based weekly news publication, where she covers major events
in Africa. Jennifer graduated from Columbia University with a BA in
history and sociology.
Lori Sims, Editor and Liasion to the Center for Global Affairs
Lori Sims is in her second year of the Global Affairs master's program, with
a concentration in International Law. She is interested in
International Humanitarian Law policy and nuclear nonproliferation.
Lori received her bachelor's from the University of Oklahoma and worked
on homeless and poverty policy for the State of Arkansas for six years
before moving to New York She is involved in the Global Affairs Graduate Society, an
editor and liaison for Perspectives in Global Issues and completed a Center for Global Affairs internship working on
the Global Affairs summer certificate program and the UN Tools for New Diplomats workshops.
Adair Fincher, Editor
Born in Woodward, Oklahoma and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Adair is a Master's candidate
at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University. Her concentration is in international
human rights law and she is writing her thesis on cultural rights from a legal perspective.
She received her Bachelor's degree in International and Area students from the University
of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.
Florence Au, Editor
Florence Au is an International student from Canada, born in Hong Kong and she is
proficient in written and spoken Cantonese. She is currently a Master of Science in
Global Affairs candidate at the Center for Global Affairs. She graduated from the University
of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce, and was employed as a Senior Analyst at the
investment management arm of the Bank of Nova Scotia in Canada prior to NYU.
Florence is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the Toronto CFA Society.
Florence is also currently working part-time at the NYU Wagner School Research Center
for Leadership in Action program, where she provides project assistance to the Finance
Manager. She is an avid supporter of the arts and in the past she participated as a
singer and a financial officer in a nonprofit chamber choir dedicated to serving those
who may not have access to experience high quality, professional music.
Tamar Kherlopian, Editor
Tamar Kherlopian is currently in the Master's of Science in Global Affairs program at
New York University. Most recently, she worked as a Consultant at the Clinton Global
Initiative, a William J. Clinton Foundation endeavor, in the areas of corporate social
responsibility and sponsorship management. Her previous experience includes
marketing and communications work at Richemont North America, as well as internships
at the United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme, N.G.O. - The Committee on the
Status of Women, and Office of Congressman Frank Pallone in Washington, D.C.
Tamar is fluent in French and Armenian and conversational in Spanish. She earned her
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and French at Rutgers University in 2003.
Dan Logue, Editor
Dan Logue is a first year MSGA student who is focusing on political economy.
Originally from Buffalo, NY, Dan has spent the last two years teaching political
science and focused on International Relations and the history of post-WW II American
Foreign Policy. He has a background in international relations, with regional work in
Latin America, particularly South America. One of his biggest interests is researching
the intersection of political economy and political geography. Dan is now moving his
studies onto a much more business-oriented path of political economy, such as
international banking/finance and currency.
Michal Toiba, Editor
Michal Toiba is a first year student in the NYU Global Affairs Master of Science program,
concentrating in International Relations. Before coming to NYU, she studied at the
University of Chicago where she received a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
and Spanish. She has studied abroad in Spain, Uruguay, and most recently in Israel
where she interned for The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development conducting
research for the Business Unit. Michal is hoping to become more involved with
diplomacy and peace-building in Latin America and the Middle East, and speaks
Hebrew and Spanish.
Brianna Lee, Online Editor, Web Manager
Brianna is a first year in the MGSA program. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with
a degree in Mass Communications and has a strong interest in international media
affairs, cyber-dissidence, and digital rights. She has worked and volunteered in East and Southeast Asia
as well as Latin America, and speaks Cantonese and Spanish.
PAST STAFF
Wayne Burke, Senior Technical Advisor (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Jennifer Cohen, Managing Editor (Volume 1, Issues 1, 2)
David Emery, Editor (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Laura Grossman, Managing Editor (Volume 1, Issues 1, 2)
Leonardo de Matos Silva Zywottek, Editor-in-Chief (Volume 1, Issues 1, 2)
Nicole S. Podendorf, Editor (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Lindsay Wright, Editor (Volume 1, Issue 2; Volume 2, Issue 2)
Paul Challan, Editor (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Monika Masilkowski, Editor (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Matthew McDermott, Technical Advisor (Volume 2, Issue 2)
