CGHR
The Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (CGHR) has an internationally renowned group of advisers, faculty associates, and affiliated scholars who work on urgent world issues and come from perspectives ranging from global studies to the visual arts. CGHR is also proud to partner with Rutgers, domestic, and international partners.
People and Partners
Executive Committee +
Alexander Hinton
Director, CGHR
Professor of Anthropology and Global Affairs
UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention
ahinton@rutgers.edu
Nela Navarro
Associate Director, Director of Education CGHR, Assistant Teaching Professor,
English- Department Writing Program
CGHR Executive Committee
nnavarro@english.rutgers.edu
Senior Research Fellows +
Robert Jay Lifton
Youk Chhang
Visiting Scholars +
Daniel Fernandez
Federico Gaitan Hairabedian
Igor Kotler
Luisa Visconti
Makiko Oku
Mohamed Alsiadi
Mohammed Alsiadi
Nalanda Roy
Natasha Zaretsky
Faculty Associates +
Mohamed Alsiadi
Program Leader, US-MidEast Program
Fran Bartkowski
Associate Professor of English
franb@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Anonda Bell
Associate Director
Paul Robeson Galleries, Newark
Karen E. Bishop
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, New Brunswick
kebishop@rci.rutgers.edu
Paul Boxer
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Newark
Dr. JD Bowers
Dean, Faculty Fellow, and Professor of Practice Honors College
jd.bowers@rutgers.edu
Ethel Brooks
Associate Professor of Sociology, New Brunswick
ebrooks@rci.rutgers.edu
Sherri-Ann Butterfield
Associate Professor of Sociology, Newark
sbutter@rutgers.edu
Ko-lin Chin
Professor of Criminal Justice, Newark
kochin@newark.rutgers.edu
Roger S. Clark
Board of Governors Professor of Law, Camden
rsclark@camlaw.rutgers.edu
Ira Cohen
Associate Professor of Sociology, Newark
icohen@rci.rutgers.edu
Jean-Marc Coicaud
Professor of Law and Global Affairs, Newark
Director, Division of Global Affairs, Newark
jeanmarc.coicaud@rutgers.edu
Jason Cortés
Assistant Professor of Spanish and US Latino Studies
Rutgers-Newark University
Jennifer Duprey-Colon
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Catalan Studies
jeduprey@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Brian Ferguson
Professor of Anthropology, Newark
bfergusn@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Yale H. Ferguson
Professor II of Political Science, Newark
yhfergus@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Bruce Franklin
John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies
hbf@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Janice Gallagher
Assistant Professor
Political Science, Newark
janice.gallagher@rutgers.edu
Rigoberto González
Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Newark
Rigoberto70@aol.com
Douglas Greenberg
Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, New Brunswick
execdean@sas.rutgers.edu
Archer St.Clair Harvey
Professor of Art History, New Brunswick
Director, Cultural and Preservation Studies
astch@rci.rutgers.edu
Carol Henderson
Faculty Associate of Anthropology, Newark
Chenderson96@aol.com
Alex Hinton
Executive Director
Professor of Anthropology and Global Affairs, Newark
ahinton@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Kimberly DaCosta Holton
Associate Professor of Classical and Modern Languages, Newark
kholton@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Taras Hunczak
Professor Emeritus of Russian, Ukranian, and East European History
thunczak@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Lee Jussim
Professor of Psychology, New Brunswick
jussim@rci.rutgers.edu
Peter C. Kahn
Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, New Brunswick
kahn@aesop.rutgers.edu
Gabriela Kütting
Associate Professor of Political Science, Newark
kutting@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Kevin Kolben
Assistant Professor of Business, Newark
kkolben@rbs.rutgers.edu
Richard Langhorne
Professor of Political Science, Newark
langhorn@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Thomas La Pointe
Director of Education
Assistant Professor
Department of Composition and Literature
Bergen Community College
Michael G. Levine
Professor of German and Comp. Lit., New Brusnwick
mglevine@rci.rutgers.edu
Jack Levy
Board of Governors' Professor of Political Science, New Brunswick
jacklevy@rci.rutgers.edu
Roy Licklider
Professor of Political Science, New Brunswick
licklide@rci.rutgers.edu
Laura Lomas
Associate Professor
Fran Mascia-Lees
Professor and Chair of Anthropology, New Brunswick
FMascialees@anthropology.rutgers.edu
Saul Mendlovitz
Dag Hammarskjold Professor of Peace and World Order Studies Emeritus
Rutgers School of Law, Newark
smendlovitz@kinoy.rutgers.edu
Manus I Midlarsky
Moses and Annuta Back Professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution,
Department of Political Science, New Brunswick
midlarsk@rci.rutgers.edu
Sean T. Mitchell
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Newark
Alexander Motyl
Professor of Political Science
ajmotyl@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Nela Navarro
Associate Director, Director of Education CGHR, Assistant Teaching Professor,
English- Department Writing Program
CGHR Executive Committee
nela.navarro@rutgers.edu
Richard M. O’Meara
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Global Affairs
omearar@msn.com
Mark Robson
Dean and Professor
School of Environmental and Biological Science
Rutgers, New Brusnwick
robson@aesop.rutgers.edu
Isaias Rojas-Perez
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Newark
isaias@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Said S. Samatar
Professor of History, Newark
samatar@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Norman Samuels
Provost Emeritus and University Professor of Political Science, Newark
samuelsn@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Kurt Schock
Associate Professor of Sociology, Newark
kschock@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Arlene Stein
Associate Professor of Sociology, New Brunswick
arlenes@rci.rutgers.edu
Genese Sodikoff
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Newark
sodikoff@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Asbed Vassilian
Professor of Chemistry, New Brunswick
asbed@rutchem.rutgers.edu
Bruce W. Wilshire
Professor II of Philosophy, New Brunswick
wilshire@rci.rutgers.edu
Odoric Y. K. Wou
Professor of History, Newark
wou@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Lemkin Fellows +
2018 Fellows:
Zala Jalali
Kelsey Lizotte
2019 Fellow:
Veenit Singh
Student Associates +
2020-2021
Lillian Hussong
Wamia Sidiqqi
2021-2022
Amanda Smalfus
Zoe Reich
2022-2023
No current associates
CGHR Alumni +
To be announced
Rutgers & Domestic Partners +
Rutgers Partners
Armenian Studies Program, New Brunswick
Center for African Studies, New Brunswick
Center for Global Security & Democracy, New Brunswick
Center for Migration and the Global City, Newark
Department of Anthropology, New Brunswick
Division of Global Affairs, Newark
Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience, Newark
Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark
Rutgers English Language Institute-RELI
Rutgers Student Veteran Organization
Rutgers Newark Veterans Services
The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, New Brunswick
The Center for Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick
Domestic Partners
American Mideast Leadership Network
Auschwitz Institute
New York, New York
Built on Respect
New York, NY
Center for International Conflict Resolution
Columbia University, New York
Center for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation
Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
Darfur Rehabilitation Project
Newark, NJ
The Gardner Documentary Group
New York, NJ
Genocide Watch
Washington, D.C.
Institute for the Study of Genocide
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
Museum of Human Rights, Tolerance, and Freedom
New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
New York Theological Seminary
New York, New York
International Partners +
TRANSNATIONAL
International Association of Genocide Scholars
ARGENTINA
Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Center of Genocide Studies
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), Buenos Aires, Argentina
ARMENIA
Armenian Genocide Memorial Museum and Institute
Yerevan, Armenia
AUSTRALIA
Globalism Research Centre &
Australian Centre for Human Rights Education
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
BOSNIA
Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law of the Sarajevo University
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
CANADA
Centre for Human Rights Research
University of Manibota
Winnipeg, Canada
Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DENMARK
Danish Institute for International Studies
Copenhagen, Denmark
ENGLAND
Centre for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
GEORGIA
International School for Caucuases Studies
Ilia State University, Tbilizi, Georgia
KENYA
National Cohesion and Integration Commission
Nairobi, Kenya
LIBERIA
Kofi A. Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation
University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
NORWAY
Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Norway (HL senteret)
Oslo, Norway
RUSSIA
Russian State University for the Humanities
Moscow, Russia
RWANDA
Interdisciplinary Genocide Studies Center
Kigali, Rwanda
Centre for Conflict Management
National University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda
SPAIN
International Catalan Institute for Peace
Barcelona, Spain
UKRAINE
Krytyka Institute
Kiev, Ukraine