Iuliia Hoban

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Biography

​Iuliia Hoban holds a Ph.D. in Global Affairs from Rutgers University, a Master's in International Development from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, a certificate in Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance, and a B.A. in History from the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine.

Before joining Embry-Riddle, Iuliia held academic appointments at Radford University and the College of New Jersey as well as an administrative appointment at Virginia Tech as the Assistant Director for Intercultural Learning and Program Director for Mozaiko Living-Learning Community.

Dr. Hoban’s research agenda broadly focuses on the children and politics of childhood and youth in conflict and peacebuilding settings, how framing contests and strategic narratives shape policy responses, and the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on vulnerable populations.

Dr. Hoban also applied her research skills in NGOs and think tanks such as Watchlist for Children and Armed Conflict (New York, NY), the Institute of World Policy (Kyiv, Ukraine), and the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (Denver, CO) where her major responsibilities focused on analysis and research of multidimensional factors and aspects of human rights.

Areas of expertise:

• human security and critical security studies
• armed conflict
• peace building and conflict resolution
• human rights
• feminist methodologies
• European Union, Ukraine and Ukraine-Russia relations

Education

• Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Global Affairs, Rutgers University-Newark
• M.S. - Master of Science in Global Affairs, Rutgers University-Newark
• M.A. - Master of Arts in International Development, University of Denver
• Graduate Certificate in International Studies: Humanitarian Assistance, University of Denver

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