Dr. Marisa O. Ensor is a gender and youth specialist with a background in the human dimensions of Conflict, Disasters, Environmental Change, Displacement & Security. Trained in environmental anthropology and human rights law, Dr. Ensor is currently based at Georgetown University’s Justice & Peace Studies Program. Her research considers the link between threats to peace and security and the politics of environmental management, climate action, human mobility, and peacebuilding, with a focus on gender and youth power dynamics. Dr. Ensor has lived and worked in 19 conflict-affected, fragile, and transitional countries of Africa, Europe, the MENA region and Latin America. Her research has resulted in numerous publications including five books and over 40 book chapters and journal articles.