Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Director
Douglas Irvin-Erickson is a political theorist and diplomatic historian working in international criminal law, global justice, and genocide prevention. A full list of his publications can be found on his personal website. At the Carter School, he directs the Genocide Prevention Program. Irvin-Erickson is a Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, a Board Member of the Institute for the Study of Genocide, and a member of the editorial board of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Global Affairs and an M.A. in English Literature from Rutgers University, in Newark, NJ, USA.
Rafiki Ubaldo, Research Director
Rafiki Ubaldo is a doctoral Student at The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Analysis, and a George Mason University Presidential Scholar, 2024. Before joining The Carter School, he worked in the professional services in The Department of Special Education at Stockholm University and at Lund University School of Economics and Management in Sweden. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Stockholm University and a Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Uppsala University in Sweden. He is a photojournalist and published scholar and writer. A veteran journalist, he worked in East Africa and Europe. He is a co-editor of two books, and several book chapters. His short story debut, “The Bullet,” was published in Two Third North, and translated and published in Polish, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish. His photography finds its place between documentary and creative expressions to explore the conditions that shape our lives. A portfolio is available here: www.templesofmemory.org. The album Only Love by Jean Paul Samputu features songs such as Timbuktu Mon Amour and other poems written by Rafiki. He has served as an Executive Board member of The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), and the Editorial Board of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. In Rwanda, he advocated for the study of genocide and prevention, and is honored to have served on the team that created the Masters Programme in Genocide Studies and Prevention at The Center for Conflict Management, University of Rwanda. He is past Vice-President and current board member of Capacitar Rwanda. In 2025, Rafiki Ubaldo was appointed Outreach and Community Director for Peace Chronicle, the Magazine of Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA).