The Institute for African Studies is enthused with the arrival of Whitney Grespin as 2020-2021 IAfS Visiting Scholar.
Whitney Grespin is a lecturer for “Security Policy Analysis” and “Defense Contracting in Practice” at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs. She is a Ph.D. candidate at King’s College London’s Defence Studies Department at UK JSCSC.
Her work touched upon International security sector reform/security force assistance professionals with specialized experience overseeing national security, capacity building, and institutional transformation projects in developing/complex environments.
While at IAfS, Whitney is set to pursue her research project titled “Revolutionary Road: The Role of Private Security Companies in Overtraining African Recipient Militaries. In the past, Whitney’s work took her around the world, including Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Welcome to IAfS, Whitney!!!