Contributors
Many people contribute to the IHR blog, though the bulk of our posts come from our undergraduate blog interns. Interns are selected at the beginning of each school year through a competitive application process that includes the submission of a writing sample and an interview.
We also welcome guest bloggers to post on human rights-related topics of interest. To submit a post for publication on the IHR blog, please email us at ihr@uab.edu and use “Blog Post” as the subject line.
Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter is the Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Associate Professor of human rights, peace studies, and international politics. Areas of interest include human rights, ethnic conflict and genocide studies, and conflict management and peace making with a geographical focus on Europe and the Middle East.
Chadra Pittman is a masters student in the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights and a graduate intern at the IHR. Areas of interest include violence against women, reckoning and reconciliation, and human rights.
Price is a double major in Philosophy and Political Science. Areas of interest include transgender rights in India and human rights abuses in North Korea.
Delisha Valacheril is a Political Science major with a concentration in human rights and a minor in Sociology. Areas of interest include the Sri Lankan humanitarian crisis, China’s human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims, and the Iranian morality police and the global response to Mahsa Amini’s death.
Luigi Berinde is working on a double major in Political Science and Philosophy and a minor in Mathematics. Areas of interest include US Foreign Policy, Philosophical Implications of Human Rights, Worker’s Rights, and Environmental Prosperity.
Alex Yates is an undergraduate senior pursuing a bachelor’s in International Studies. Areas of interest include transitional justice, LGBTQ+ rights, South America.
Audrey Schreiner is a masters student in the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights. Audrey has written about the ongoing conflict in Cameroon.
Sumaira Quraishi is a Junior studying Public Health and Chemistry. Areas of interest include eugenics and sex trafficking.
Halla al-Moradi is majoring in Political Science with a concentration in Human Rights and Social Justice and minoring in Legal Affairs. Areas of interest include criminal justice reform.
Ritika Samant …Areas of interest include gender affirming care, critical race theory, impact of Covid-19 on Native Americans, and human rights crimes in Afghanistan.
Kala Bhattar is majoring in Political Science and International Relations and minoring in Human Rights. Areas of interest include the Alabama prison crisis, climate change, women’s rights, homelessness and many more.
Nikhita Mudium is a neuroscience major at UAB. Areas of interest include India and Afghanistan, focusing on women’s education and healthcare.
Mary Lynn Bailey …Areas of interests include children’s rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, Black and Indigenous rights, and housing rights.
Logan Cobb …Areas of interest include environmental rights, migrant and refugee rights, human rights abuses in China, and mass incarceration in the U.S.
Suhas Kellampalli …Areas of interest include disability rights, children’s rights, and the war in Ukraine.
Faiza Mawani …Areas of interest include voting rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, and the consequences of over-policing.
Endia Harris is a former graduate assistant at the IHR. She wrote recaps of our Social Justice Cafes.
Grace Ndanu studies Gender, Women’s And Development Studies at Egerton University in Kenya. Grace is a guest blogger at the IHR. She writes about women’s and children’s issues in her home country of Kenya.
Arshnoor Grewal …Areas of interest include diversity, equity, and inclusion and the rights of Indigenous women.
Danah Dib is double majoring in Philosophy and Political Science with a minor in Economics. Areas of interest include the Israel/Palestine conflict, the conflict in Yemen, the rights of refugees and refugees with disabilities, mental health, and human trafficking.
Maya Crocker is majoring in Political Science with a minors in Human Rights and Philosophy. Areas of interest include transitional justice, poverty and food insecurity, environmental issues, voting rights, and mass incarceration.
Jessica Townsend …Areas of interest include women’s health and women’s education.
Anna Presnall is a former undergraduate intern at the IHR. Areas of interest include environmental rights, hate symbols and hate crimes, women’s rights, Black Lives Matter, the opioid crisis in the U.S., Indigenous rights, and voting rights.
Shriya Meesala …Areas of interest include women’s rights, trans rights, gender violence, anti-racism, and the Uyghur genocide.
Samih Eloubeidi is a former graduate assistant at the IHR and has a Masters in the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights. Areas of interest include conflict in the Middle East, women’s rights, and the importance of representation.
Aahil Rajpari is a Master of Public Administration and Political Science student and a graduate assistant at the IHR. Areas of interest include technology, the death penalty, government and voting rights.
Jaylah Cosby is a graduate of the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights Masters Program and a former graduate assistant at the IHR. Areas of interest include anti-racism and women’s rights.
Evan Wiley Smith is a graduate of the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights Masters Program and a former graduate assistant at the IHR. Areas of interest include human rights issues in Appalachia and a recent coup in Myanmar.
Carmen Ross is a former blog intern at the IHR. Areas of interest include environmental rights, health equity, gender equality, and mental illness.
Shane Burns is a former graduate assistant at the IHR. Areas of interest include the Covid-19 pandemic, disability rights, and the global refugee crisis.
Joseph Abua is a former graduate assistant at the IHR. Areas of interest include the crisis in Cameroon, migrant and refugee rights, and xenophobia.
Tayyaba Khan is a former blog intern at the IHR. Areas of interest include the crisis in Kashmir, gun safety, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lilli Harhash is a former blog intern at the IHR. Areas of interest include the rights of prisoners, sexual rights, and the politics of the MENA region.
Ajanet Rountree is a graduate of the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights Masters Program. She served as blog editor during her time at IHR. In addition to posting about racism, the civil rights movement, Dr. King, and women’s issues, she published posts from several guest bloggers.
Articles by Ajanet and guest bloggers
Courtney Andrews served as a researcher and blog editor at the IHR. She published posts from several guest bloggers.
Articles by Courtney and guest bloggers
Nicholas Sherwood is a graduate of the Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights Masters Program. Areas of interest include the Israel/Palestinian conflict, peace and reconciliation, and disability rights.
Marlee Townsend is a graduate of UAB and former IHR blog intern. Blog topics include disability rights, maternal health, and human rights and sexuality.
Tyler Goodwin is a graduate of UAB and former IHR blog intern. Blog topics include disability rights, human rights law, and digital citizenship.
Aseel Hajazin is a graduate of UAB and former IHR blog intern. Blog topics include gender-based violence, education, environmental rights, and public health.
Lindsey Reid is a graduate of UAB and former IHR blog intern. Blog topics include children’s rights, education, mental health, artificial intelligence, and disability representation.
Taylor Richardson is a graduate of UAB and former IHR blog intern. Blog topics include the history of human rights, civil and political rights for minority groups, and revolution.
Thomas Rooney is a graduate of UAB and former IHR blog intern. Blog topics include environmental rights and children’s rights.
