Audrey Thill
Biography
Audrey is a first-year graduate student in Political Science at Brown University, specializing in international relations and comparative politics. Her research interests center on the political economy of conflict, with particular focus on natural resource markets and illicit financing networks. Her broader theoretical interests lie at the intersection of global markets, grand corruption, and violent conflict.
Prior to beginning her graduate studies, Audrey conducted extensive fieldwork in Cambodia and Myanmar, collaborating with local researchers and civil society organizations to examine environmental conflicts and their political implications. As a research consultant for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), she co-authored several reports analyzing transnational money laundering networks and corruption in Southeast Asia.
Audrey holds an MA in Global Affairs and International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame and a BA from Goshen College.