Stanford Scholar Researching Economic Sanctions, War, and Global Health
I am based at Stanford University at the Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) and the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). My research is informed by more than a decade of living in the countries I now study. My work is not abstract: I examine war, sanctions, blockades, and war crimes, and their direct consequences for human lives—especially the lives of children.
March 2026 Media Highlights
Coverage this month reached a significant global audience across major media outlets.
Cuba's Health System, Strained by Lack of Oil, Offers a Warning
Current Research
Leading two international research initiatives: (1) The Lancet Series on Foreign Engagement and Global Health, and (2) A project designing sanctions against Russian Companies involved with Forcibly Transferred Ukrainian Children.
View ProjectsLatest Publication
Health safeguards under the UN’s reimposition of sanctions on Iran. The Lancet.
Read PublicationsMedia & Talks
Featured in TIME, the New Yorker, Al Jazeera, and as a speaker at international conferences - focused on topics such as starvation in war, sanctions, and global child health.
Watch TalksResearch Impact & Recognition
Stanford University News Coverage
"Study finds foreign aid sanctions linked to maternal and child mortality" - Research showing aid sanctions can reverse decades of health progress.
Policy Influence
Research informing the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights on humanitarian exemptions in sanctions regimes, with recommendations for real-time health monitoring.
International Collaborations
Co-leading The Lancet Series on Foreign Engagement and Global Health with Stanford University Professor Gary Darmstadt, with experts from academia, the military, and government.