November 16, 2016
Nathaniel Taylor
Nathaniel Taylor is a master’s degree candidate in the Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) program at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). Nathaniel simultaneously serves as a graduate research assistant and 3D modeler for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). His primary areas of research are ballistic missile proliferation and nuclear safeguards and security. He is also a contributor to the Arms Control Wonk blog.
Danielle Preskitt
Danielle Preskitt is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Russian Area Studies. Immediately after graduation, Danielle moved to California to pursue a master’s degree in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) with a concentration in Russian at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). Danielle has interned with the U.S. Embassy in Panama, served as a junior due diligence analyst at a financial firm in London, and worked as a graduate research assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). She is currently the Vice President of the Monterey Chapter of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM).
Kseniya Safarova
Kseniya Safarova earned her bachelor’s degree at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) with a major in Asian studies, focusing on the Korean Peninsula. Kseniya is currently a master’s degree candidate in the Interpreting for International Organizations program at MGIMO. She speaks Russian, English, Spanish and Korean languages. Her professional interests include international political discourse and democracy studies.