Julia Gegenheimer

Julia Gegenheimer graduated magna cum laude from Yale in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science and History, focusing on global politics and ethnic violence. She spent her Fellowship year working towards improving relationships between communities in post-conflict areas, promoting the preservation of human rights, and addressing tensions between international judicial institutions and grassroots reconciliation efforts.

In Cyprus she sought to reinvigorate reconciliation efforts by conducting conflict resolution workshops and publishing a detailed analysis of bicommunal tensions on the island.  In Cambodia, Julia endeavored to promote human rights and rule of law.  She worked with the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials, in the Office of the Co-Prosecutors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. In addition, as an advisor and consultant to a local NGO, Julia helped the organization maximize resource efficiency, introduce programs to more remote provinces, and develop and implement an educational outreach program on the Cambodian genocide.  In her last placement, Julia served as a consultant to the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. There she assisted in the development of a system of field protocols for the Prosecutor and of an initiative to educate Ugandan youth about traditional local conflict management practices.

Julia continues her study of and work in human rights, negotiation, and transitional justice as a Juris Doctor candidate at Harvard Law School.