Nakissa Jahanbani

I'm a PhD candidate in the political science department and a research manager at the Center for Policy Research at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. My dissertation examines why states support rebel and terrorist groups through network analysis, event history, and other quantitative methods. I have over four years of teaching experience as a teaching assistant and instructor. Prior to graduate school, I worked in human rights advocacy for three years. I received my B.A. in International Relations from American University in 2011.