Amy J. Nelson
Amy J. Nelson is a visiting research fellow at Stimson and SIPRI North America. She is also a also a Visiting Research Associate with the Conflict Management Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Study (SAIS), and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
In 2011, Nelson worked as a member of the US arms control delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on issues pertaining to the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, while conducting dissertation research. Her research examines the effect of uncertainty on the negotiation of arms control agreements concerning nuclear, conventional, and non-conventional threats.
Nelson's research during the 2012-2013 academic year is supported by an Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) Nuclear Security Dissertation Fellowship, funded by the Department of Energy's Nuclear Security Administration. She has received prior fellowships and grants from IGCC, the Marshall Foundation, and the Institute of International Studies at Berkeley. She holds an M.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley; an M.A. in French Studies (Intellectual History) from Columbia University, and an A.B. in Philosophy with Honors from Stanford University.
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