Catherine Stallsmith
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Catherine Stallsmith is a second year MAIR student from North Carolina concentrating in Governance, Politics, and Society and Africa. She received her bachelor’s in Political Science and International & Global Studies from Elon University, where her senior thesis studied repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar. Her interest in climate, sustainability, and development stem from her love of nature and her future development career with the USAID Foreign Service. In her free time, she likes to read, brush up on her French skills, and go hiking.
Massimo Guglietta
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Massimo Guglietta is a second-year MAIA student from Bernardsville, New Jersey. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science and Italian from Rutgers University, where he wrote an honors thesis analyzing changes in Italian immigration policy in response to the Mediterranean Migration Crisis. In 2018, he received a Fulbright Scholarship to the Slovak Republic to teach English and history in the city of Trnava. Prior to joining SAIS, Massimo worked for a digital publisher in New York City leading content and storytelling campaigns. His research centers around migration with a regional focus on Europe, North and Sub-Saharan Africa. He’s passionate about using digital media to build advocacy around topics in international relations. Outside of his studies, Massimo enjoys photography, writing, cycling, skateboarding, and soccer.
Sneha Kumar
Editor
Sneha Kumar is a first year MAIR student from Houston, Texas concentrating in Development, Climate, and Sustainability in Asia and the US. She received her bachelor's in History and Global Studies from Swarthmore College, where her honors thesis studied South Asian diasporic political movements in the early 1900s. Her passion for climate stems from all the hurricanes she's experienced! In her free time, she likes to draw, explore DC, and keep up with learning Japanese.
Thai-Binh Elston
Editor
Thai-Binh Elston is a first-year MAIA student from Herndon, Virginia. She earned her BA in Public Policy from the College of William & Mary. As an undergraduate, Thai interned with a polling organization in Mongolia and studied Mandarin Chinese in Shanghai. After graduation, Thai worked for AidData where she helped compile the most comprehensive dataset on Chinese official financing to 165 countries along the Belt & Road. She also tracked economic and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region while working for the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). In her down time, Thai enjoys stand-up comedy, triathlons, and soccer.
Ellie Zern
Editor
Ellie Zern is a first-year MAIR student from Chicago, IL concentrating in Development, Climate, and Sustainability and Technology and Innovation. She earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Spanish from Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, where she was a Division I competitor on the Women’s Soccer team and served as the Treasurer of the Alexander Hamilton Society. Her interest in international development emerged from her experience in the non-profit sector and she hopes to build on this foundation in the multilateral space or private sector following SAIS.
Past Editors and Themes
2023, “Sustainable Development in Crisis”: Zach Cohen (editor-in-chief), Han Hong Cao
2022, “Disparity in Development”: Adam Guarneri (editor-in-chief), Yulia Buynova, Sheran Munasinghe
2021, “Resilience in Development”: Markus Specht (editor-in-chief), Camille Sachs, Hayden Hubbard
2020, “Climate Change and Development”: Sarah Sassoon (editor-in-chief), Yifan Powers, Saksham Khosla
2019, “Work in a Changing World”: Maya Gainer (editor-in-chief), Alison Decker, Deboleena Rakshit
2018, "Inclusive Development": Ammar Khalid (editor-in-chief), Grace Cramer, Adam Weber
2017, "Technology and Development": Maria Lopez Conde (editor-in-chief), Krishnan Raghavan, Brittany Grabel
2016, "Migration and Displacement": Gabor Debreczeni (editor-in-chief), Ashley Augsburger, Deea Ariana
2015, "Urbanization": Jacob Morrin (editor-in-chief), Gregor Schueler