Corina Simonelli is a PhD candidate in Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She studies political violence with specific interests in third-party intervention, peacebuilding, civilian victimization, political communication, and the financing and counter-financing of violent non-state actors. Her research has been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution. As a Gulf International Forum Visiting Student Research Fellow, Corina will be conducting research on the financing of violent non-state actors operating in Gulf countries and collecting data on the strategies these states employ to disrupt the financing and armament of violent actors.
