KIPJ Practice Fellow
Practice Fellow
- BA, Human Developmental Sciences, University of California San Diego
Kirsten Chaplin is serving as a Practice Fellow with the Kroc IPJ while pursuing her Masters in Peace and Justice. Prior to Kroc, Kirsten worked as a Project Associate at the American Institutes for Research in the International Development Division, focusing on armed conflict and group violence, among other topic areas such as international education. Kirsten’s interest in the dynamics of violence sparked while living in several different Latin American countries where she saw the effects of violence on the daily lives of the people surrounding her. Kirsten earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Developmental Sciences and Minor in Business from the University of California San Diego and hopes to continue exploring the root causes of group violence and applying evidence-based strategies for peacebuilding.