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Mershon Center enhancing scholarship as the new home for two journals
Through support of two new initiatives, the Mershon Center is enhancing the scholarship relevant to national, international, and human security. The Mershon Center is proud to announce that we are…
International Alert launches Federalization in Nepal Reports
Starting in 2023 and led by Associate Director for Peacebuilding Research Dr. Teri Murphy, the Mershon Center partnered with International Alert Nepal on a three-year research initiative examining…
Mershon Center Spring 2026 Grant Recipients
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of awards from the Spring 2026 grant cycle.
Faculty AwardsSix faculty members from six…
Zickafoose Defends Dissertation
Congratulations Dr. Zickafoose! Alexis Zickafoose, Mershon Center student affiliate, successfully defended her dissertation, Sowing Success: How Women’s Agripreneurship Cultivates…
Agribusiness and Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh
Fresh vegetables. Food processors. Specialized dairy startups. These businesses are all examples of the agripreneurship that is enhancing rural livelihoods and food security. Alexis Zickafoose, Ph…
Mershon Mondays Feb 23: Devising 101
At our Mershon Monday on February 23, Kevin McClatchy, Associate Professor of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts and 2024-2025 Ohio State Artist Laureate, shared his experiences of incorporating…
Murphy witnessed the dignified return of Father Torres
Teri Murphy, Mershon Center Associate Director, and Derek Congram, Mershon Center Research Associate, witnessed the dignified return of Father Torres in Bogotá, Colombia on February 15, 2026…
Issifu and Woodworth publish in Resources Policy
Seiba Issifu and Max Woodworth published the article “Formalization from above, resistance from below: Voices of struggle and survival in Ghana’s contested…
Erin Moore explores NGO governance and women’s and girls’ rights initiatives in Uganda
Erin Moore, the Dr. Carl F. Asseff Assistant Professor in Anthropology and the History of Medicine in the Department of Anthropology at Ohio State, is a sociocultural and medical anthropologist…