Carmen Bebbington

Raised between the U.S., England, and Peru, Carmen earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University, where she studied International and Public Affairs and Hispanic Studies. She was the recipient of the 2022 William L. Fichter Highest Honors prize, and she was a co-recipient of the 2022 David Herlihy prize. On campus, she was a member of the varsity swimming and diving team and a managing editor of the Brown Political Review. She also holds an MPhil in Early Modern History from the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded a Gurnee Hart Scholarship. Her graduate thesis investigated civilian experiences of armed conflict in the Caribbean during the 17th century.

At Brown, Carmen engaged in several research projects with the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies (CHRHS). As an intern, she supported the 2021 Civilian–Military Humanitarian Response Workshop, organizing working group meetings designed to foster dialogue between military actors, humanitarian practitioners, and academics. Later, she worked alongside researchers from CHRHS, the U.S. Naval War College, InterAction, and Security Assistance Monitor to review U.S. security partnerships in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, co-authoring a factsheet on the protection of civilians. In 2022, she researched and co-wrote a guidance document examining how humanitarian notification systems have been used during complex emergencies. Most recently, she was part of a research team investigating the use of armed escorts for humanitarian convoys. Together, these experiences have shaped her interests in international, human rights, and humanitarian law. After she completed her masters, Carmen spent two years living and working in Scotland.