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
Uniting
Research and Policy
Molly O'Donnell
Director of Operations
The Pearson Institute
Molly joins the Pearson Institute as the Director of Operations. She manages the operational and programmatic functions of the Institute--including operations, finance, and administration--leads the creation and execution of strategic programming and communications, and liaises with faculty and students at Harris.
Molly’s career has revolved around teaching the issues and events that impact people and cultures across space and through time and using that knowledge to improve the lives of others. She has been a museum director; worked in international development on projects in Kenya, Nicaragua, and Belize; taught courses such International Relations and Conflict Management and International Political Economy to graduate students at DePaul University; directed a leadership program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; and developed and directed the Civic Scholars Program at the Booth School of Business.
Molly has a PhD in anthropology, master’s degrees in international public service and art history (non-Western), and an MBA.
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.