Shirley Graham, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, Washington DC. She teaches graduate courses on Global Gender Policy and Gender, War and Peace and an undergraduate course on Women and Global Politics. She is the Director of the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs (GEIA) which convenes the Elliott School’s curriculum and engagement in the policy and practice of promoting and achieving gender equality globally.
Shirley’s research interests include thematic areas under the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda: gender and international peacekeeping and women and peace processes. She has consulted on issues of women’s leadership in peacebuilding, post-conflict reconciliation and ending gender based violence for many NGOs including: the Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence, the Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation, Women for Election, the National Women’s Council