Dr. Rebecca Brubaker is a Lecturer in Security and Conflict in Policy and Practice at the University of St. Andrews and an Adjunct Professor in International Security with American University. Previously, she served as the Director of Policy, Learning and Advisory Services at Interpeace, one of the oldest international peacebuilding organizations. She also worked for the United Nations (UN) leading portfolios relating to conflict prevention, transitional justice, humanitarian affairs, and sanctions. Prior to joining the UN, Dr. Brubaker served as a scholar and visiting lecturer at the University of Oxford, Yale University, University of Virginia, the Free University of Brussels (ULB), and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva). She holds a DPhil and MSc from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes scholar.