Zaatari Refugee Camp
Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.
Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute
Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan
Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.
Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute
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Research and Policy
Amanda Gu
Pearson Fellow
MPP Candidate '26
Amanda Gu is a first-year MPP student at the Harris School of Public Policy and hails from Vancouver, BC. Led by a passion for conflict resolution and equitable growth, her research interests span across international relations to energy and sustainability.
Before coming to Chicago, she obtained her Bachelor Degree at Vanderbilt University and worked as an research assistant for the University’s Research on Conflict and Collective Action (ROCCA). Under the generous guidance of Professor Andrew Coe and Professor Peter Schram, she delved into research on counterterrorism, grayzone conflict, and interstate conflict. Post graduation, Amanda worked with various nonprofits on issues including cybersecurity, disinformation, and digital democracy.
Baidoa, Somalia
Makeshift, temporary shelter made of plastic and clothing at a refugee center in Baidoa, Somalia.
Baidoa, Somalia
Makeshift, temporary shelter made of plastic and clothing at a refugee center in Baidoa, Somalia.