KATHRYN BROOKE GERRY
1112 M Street NW, Washington DC 20005 • - •-EDUCATION
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Walsh School of Foreign Service
Master of Arts in Security Studies
Washington, DC
Expected Dec 2022
Fulbright Research Grant Recipient to Bahrain (Delayed COVID-19)
ELON UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International & Global Studies magna cum laude
Minors in Interreligious Studies, Asian Studies, and Middle East Studies (GPA:3.857/4.0)
• Honors and Awards: Phi Beta Kappa; Multifaith Scholar; International & Global Studies Citizen-Scholar Award
• Study Abroad: Institute for Study Abroad, Varanasi, India (Fall 2018 Semester)
Elon, NC
May 2020
CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP, U.S. Department of State (Virtual Institute)
Jun – Aug 2020
• Completed an intensive 8-week Arabic language program, consisting of 20 hours/week of classroom instruction
• Strengthened oral Arabic communication skills through regular meetings with a native-speaking language partner
WORK EXPERIENCE
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR
Washington, DC
National Security and Intelligence Analysis Intern
Sep – Dec 2020
• Collected information from English and Arabic media using Open Source Intelligence methods (OSINT); processed, analyzed,
and synthesized intelligence on the Iraq research team and generated intelligence products on current conflicts and security
threats for the general public and policymakers; monitored Iraq’s evolving political crisis
MARTHA AND SPENCER LOVER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Elon University
Elon, NC
Dean’s Office Assistant
Sep 2019 – May 2020
• Maintained business school facilities, recorded travel documentation, and aided faculty with individual projects
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION, CULTURE, & SOCIETY, Elon University
Elon, NC
Summer Research Fellow
Jun – Aug 2019
• Distilled insights from 5-weeks of participant observation and 55 interviews in Kerala, India into two journal articles
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & SPECIAL PROJECTS
“Migration and South India’s Shifting Landscapes: Social and Religious Change in Kerala”
Mar 2018 – May 2020
• Ethnographic research project exploring the connections and flows created by worker migration from South India to the Gulf
region focused on the shifting economic, religious, and social landscapes through fieldwork in Kerala
“The United States Counterterrorism Policy between the Obama and Trump Era”
Sep – Dec 2019
• Political Science thesis surveying national security strategies, policies, and actions of Obama and Trump in Afghanistan
“The United States & ISI’s Relationship with the Iraq Security Dilemma”
Sep – Dec 2019
• Research effort analyzing the relationship between Iraq’s inter-communal security dilemma and rise in terrorism
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
ARABIC LANGUAGE ORGANIZATION, Elon University
Elon, NC
President
Aug 2019 – May 2020
• Managed weekly meetings and campus-wide events and maintained communication with members, the advisor, and
administrators; led Executive Committee meetings and organized club operations with this small team
DISTINCTIONS
• Languages: Arabic (intermediate); French (beginner)
• Computer Skills: Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, WordPress, DeDoose, ISW in-house propriety data management
system
• Publications and Presentations: “Navigating Multi-Religious Landscapes in Kerala and the Gulf in Light of Migration”
(Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, Forthcoming); Student Undergraduate Research Forum Presentation 2019; South Eastern
Commission for the Study of Religion Presentation 2020
• Additional Experiences and Interests: SAP Training Team (Estée Lauder Summer 2018), Secretary (Zeta Tau Alpha
Fraternity 2018), Lunch Buddies (Volunteer-), South Asian Research Group at Elon (SARGE)
