Allison Garland
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Wilson Center
Allison Garland is project director for the Wilson Center's Urban Sustainability Laboratory. She served previously as senior program associate in the Wilson Center's Latin American Program, where she worked from 1993-2000. Prior to joining the Wilson Center, Garland worked for the American Jewish World Service, an international development organization, and for the National Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Managua, Nicaragua. She has conducted research and prepared publications for the U.S. Department of State Office of Research, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. Her research interests focus on social policy and citizen security in Latin America. She received a B.A. in political science from Wellesley College and a M.A. in international relations from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Education

M.A., International Relations, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; B.A., Political Science, Wellesley College

Subjects

Latin America,Poverty and Social Policy,Urban Issues

Experience

Senior program associate, Wilson Center Latin American Program, 1993–2000; worked for American Jewish World Service, an international development organization, and for the National Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Managua; conducted research and prepared publications for the U.S. Department of State Office of Research, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the UN Research Institute for Social Development

Expertise

Urban poverty, social policy, and citizen security in Latin America