{"id":5967,"date":"2026-08-05T11:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/?page_id=5967"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:00:04","slug":"peace-and-conflict-studies-fellow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/peace-and-conflict-studies-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace and Conflict Studies Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Peace and Conflict Studies Fellow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/469\/2026\/02\/unnamed-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5881 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/469\/2026\/02\/unnamed-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/469\/2026\/02\/unnamed-4-300x200.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/469\/2026\/02\/unnamed-4-768x512.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/469\/2026\/02\/unnamed-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">About Vanessa Voller (2026-2028)<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Background<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/international-studies\/facultystaff\/vanessa-voller\/\">Vanessa Voller<\/a> is a mixed-methods, community-engaged researcher whose work centers on gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and adolescent sexual and reproductive health. A former Fulbright Scholar in Bolivia and Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, her research examines experiences of GBV and barriers to contraception among adolescents and young adults in rural Bolivian communities. Dr. Voller previously worked clinically as a medical advocate, accompanying survivors through forensic sexual assault examinations in emergency departments in Minneapolis.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Current Projects<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>She currently volunteers as an expert witness providing testimony in asylum cases involving GBV survivors from Bolivia before the U.S. Department of Justice. This work has further shaped her commitment to research that is grounded in social justice, trauma-informed practices, and policy change.<\/p>\n<p>During the KAIGC Fellowship, she will conduct <em>a research project focused on the experiences of Bolivian survivor migrants<\/em> and will disseminate findings to both academic and community audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Fellowship support will also enable her to attend the <em>2026 Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum in Thailand <\/em>and pursue additional training in engaged Buddhism to inform her research, teaching, and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>She is particularly grateful for this opportunity given the current ICE raids unfolding across Minnesota and political rhetoric vilifying refugee and immigrant communities.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peace and Conflict Studies Fellow<\/p>","protected":false},"author":383,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5967","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5967"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6029,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5967\/revisions\/6029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/global-citizenship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}