Women of Color in Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation The Race Across the Pond Initiative: Women of Color in the Healthcare System Series
TRANSLATOR SONIA OSMANI is a French translator with a B.A. in Foreign Languages in English and Spanish, and a M.A. in Tourism Management. Passionate traveler, she gained experience working in different countries, including the USA, Mexico and Canada. Sonia has a strong background working in the tourism industry and has conducted translation work since her early years at the University. She is currently developing tourism and translation projects and aims to pursue her career combining her two passions for travel and languages.
EDITORS LAËTITIA K.M. DIATEZUA is a global health consultant specializing in infectious disease surveillance and outbreak preparedness. She supported more than a dozen global health security, AMR, and HIV/AIDS programs in Africa and the Middle East; and ran over 30 STEM workshops for 300 girls in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central Europe. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has authored several publications and podcasts on COVID-19. Laëtitia is a 2020-2021 Next Gen Global Health Security Network alumna, a Women in Global Health Operation 50/50 Health Security Expert, and an alumna of The Global Health Corps. Laëtita is a team member of the RAP Initiative’s WoC in the Healthcare System Series.
RITA STEPHAN is a Research Fellow at The Moise A. Khayrallah Center at North Carolina State University and the Regional Coordinator for religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East at USAID. Previously, she was the Director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative and the Director of Data Analytics at the US State Department, and a survey statistician at the Census Bureau. Her Ph.D. is in Sociology with a focus on Women’s and Gender Studies. Her publications focus on Arab Americans and women’s activism in the MENA Region. Rita is a member of the RAP Initiative team.
MÉLINA MALAÏKA VILLENEUVE is the co-founder and research director of Demilitarise Education (dED_UCATION), a Manchester-based NGO working to end the unethical links between the global arms trade and UK universities. The NGO promotes sustainable and ethical research endeavours for a lasting positive peace, as opposed to continuing the questionable relationships that exist in the area of arms manufacturing research. In addition to her work at dED_UCATION, Mélina is also a screenwriter, podcaster, and community organiser. She is a founding member of the UK chapter of WCAPS (WCAPS-UK), and serves as the UK Chapter’s chair of social media and communications. Melina is also a RAP Initiative’s Editorial Review Board Member.
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