2023-2024 Knox Fellows

Anmar Al Ghadhanfari

Anmar Al Ghadhanfari

BPP University, Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
University of Liverpool, LL.B.(Law) (First Class with Honors)

United Kingdom | Harvard Law School, LLM

Anmar is a commercial solicitor admitted to practice law in England. Anmar's practice in London focuses mainly on transatlantic corporate transactions. At Harvard, he intends to deepen his understanding of the overlap between English law and American law. He will also study the rules, processes and mechanisms of corporate governance and explore their wider applicability in the public sector.

Tiran Rahimian

Tiran Bajgiran

Juris Doctor (JD) & Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) - McGill University (2019)

Canada | Harvard Law School, LLM

Tiran’s research and writing explores the law and political economy of emerging technologies, with a focus on privacy, online speech moderation and data protection from a comparative perspective.

Katie Chen

Katie Chen

Ivey Business School at Western University, Honours Business Administration (HBA)

Canada | Harvard Kennedy School, MPA/ID

Katie is passionate about applying psychology and behavioral science to challenges in international development. She has lived and worked across seven countries: Canada, US, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, and the UK, working with a range of organizations including McKinsey, Save the Children International, and The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT). At the Harvard Kennedy School, Katie hopes to deepen her understanding of effective development policy, exploring a broad range of macro- and micro-economic, political, historical, and social drivers to alleviate global poverty and accelerate societal wellbeing.

Candice Chua

Candice Chua

University of British Columbia, B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry

Canada | Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ph.D. in Chemical Physics

Candice’s interests lie in the field of quantum chemistry, from exploring unexpected chemical phenomenon at low temperatures to harnessing chemical systems for quantum simulation and computation. In the long term, the promising social impact of quantum technology motivates her career aspiration of leading industrial efforts towards scalable quantum information processors.

Anne Field

Anne Field

Honours Bachelor of Arts (Specialist in Architectural Studies: Design of Architecture, Landscape, and Urbanism; Certificate in Sustainability of the Built Environment), University of Toronto

Canada | Harvard Graduate School of Design, MLA I

Anne’s studies in landscape architecture are inspired by the field's interdisciplinary potential in the face of ecological and social injustice. During her time at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Anne plans to build on previous community and environmental work, examining how thoughtful, context-sensitive design can combat the climate crisis, foster biodiversity, and impact social wellbeing.

Jack Garden

Jack Garden

Bachelor of Laws (honours), University of Auckland
Bachelor of Arts (history and economics), University of Auckland

New Zealand | Harvard Law School, LLM

Jack's studies will focus on the fields of criminal justice and public international law.  He is also interested in the use of discretion in the justice system and evidence-based approaches to legal policy.  Jack began his career as a Judge's clerk at the New Zealand Court of Appeal and practiced criminal and public law litigation before starting at Harvard.... Read more about Jack Garden

Aaron Gluck-Thayer

Aaron Gluck-Thaler

M.Sc in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, University of Oxford
M.Sc in Social Science of the Internet, University of Oxford
B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, McGill University

Canada | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ph.D. in History of Science

Aaron Gluck-Thaler is a PhD Candidate in the Department of the History of Science and an affiliate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. He studies the historical, cultural, and political dimensions of national security practices, with a focus on techniques used for surveillance and cybersecurity. Aaron’s doctoral research examines how pattern recognition technologies illuminate enduring questions of how power, scientific knowledge, and the self are cultivated. Aaron holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, a MSc in the Social Science of the Internet from the Oxford Internet Institute, and a MSc in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Dr. Maple Goh

Dr. Maple Goh

Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, MBChB (Distinction), University of Otago
Post-graduate Certificate in Travel Medicine, PGCertTravMed, University of Otago

New Zealand | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MPH

Maple is resident physician passionate about refugee and migrant health, with a particular focus on forced migration due to climate change. With extensive experience across Australasia working in multiple settings, including at Te Ahuru Mōwai o Aotearoa (Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre), she is interested in mobilising health policies at a global level to improve health equity for migrants and refugees alike. She plans to expand her knowledge in human rights, health systems and public policy to effect positive change worldwide.

Kian Hosseinnia

Kian Hosseinnia

Honours Bachelor of Arts (Specialist in Architectural Studies, Major in Philosophy), University of Toronto

Canada | Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture I

Kian is interested in philosophical examinations and interrogations of the objects and images of architecture and the architect's figure as a subject within global capitalism's broader cultural and political context. He is looking forward to growing as a critical designer, observer, and thinker by engaging with the distinguished faculty of GSD.

Sea Yun Joung

Sea Yun Joung

BA (Honours) in Theology and Religion, Oriel College, University of Oxford

Australia | Harvard Divinity School, Master of Theological Studies (MTS)

Throughout his schooling across four continents, Sea Yun hopes to dedicate his life to promote the timeless wisdom gained through close reading of texts from Late Antiquity in their historical contexts. Continuing his undergraduate appreciation for Biblical texts from the Second Temple as well as for Early Christian documents, he hopes to promote an awareness of the living tradition embodied in the Jewish and Christian traditions in the vibrant, dynamic Mediterranean of Late Antiquity. Specifically, he is interested in the interplay between Second Temple traditions and Early Christian exegesis of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, particularly in the Latin West before Augustine. Through studying this dynamic period, he hopes to uncover implications for modern ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, and to foster an appreciation for the Sacred within tradition: Often, what earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too.

Dr. Ahmed Kerwan

Dr. Ahmed Kerwan

Medicine (MBBS), King’s College London Medical Anthropology (MSc), University of Oxford

United Kingdom | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MPH in Health Management and Policy

Dr. Ahmed Kerwan graduated from the University of Oxford and King’s College London with prizes and distinctions before starting as an NHS Academic Medical Doctor and Clinical Supervisor at the University of Cambridge. During his tenure, Ahmed co-authored a series of peer-reviewed scientific papers on Covid, surgery, and health economics which were amongst the globally most cited publications of their respective years. After completing his Clinical Academic training, Ahmed joined the first NHS-backed Venture Capital fund as an Investor, where he identified, evaluated, and conducted rigorous due diligence on early-stage healthcare technology companies. As he embarks on his next chapter at Harvard, Ahmed is eager to dive deeper into the confluence of public health, technology, and entrepreneurship whilst exploring the USA.

Reika

Reika Ku

University of Sydney, B.A. Government & International Relations, Japanese Studies

Australia | Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, A.M. in Regional Studies East Asia

At Harvard, Reika will focus on diplomatic relations between countries in Northeast Asia and alliance politics in the Asia-Pacific. Her research will explore the dynamics of U.S.-R.O.K-Japan trilateral coordination within the context of the DPRK’s WMD program and intensifying U.S.-China rivalry. Drawing on her experiences growing up as a bi-native of Korea and Japan, she is particularly interested in exploring the gamut of factors hindering sustained and constructive bilateral relations between Japan and the Korean peninsula. Through combining functional expertise and regional specialization, Reika aspires to work with governments and international organizations, and advise on strategies to address key security challenges in the Asia Pacific. Having lived in nine cities across three continents, she is a proud global citizen and is trilingual in English, Japanese, and Korean.... Read more about Reika Ku

Tom McGee

Tom McGee

University of Cambridge – B.A. in Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies (double 1st-class honours)

United Kingdom | Harvard Kennedy School, MPP

Building on his experience at the UK Cabinet Office, Tom’s main areas of focus are electoral policy and democratic institutions. At the Harvard Kennedy School, he aims to understand how to design policies which both make elections widely accessible to voters and also maintain confidence in the integrity of the electoral process. Tom is interested in the intersection of democracy and technology and how this affects political participation and public trust in government. He also wishes to learn more about grassroots campaigning in the USA, something he first witnessed at the 2020 Iowa Caucuses while shadowing a Reuters journalist.

Bridget McLay

Bridget McLay

University of Auckland: LLB (Hons), Bachelor of Arts (History and Politics and Intl Relations)

New Zealand | Harvard Law School, LLM

Bridget is a former Judge's Clerk of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand and a practising civil litigator of 3+ years' experience. During her LLM, Bridget will be analysing 'public interest' litigation that relies on private law causes of action, with a focus on recent climate change litigation in New Zealand and abroad. Bridget's aspiration is to become a leading litigator in her home jurisdiction and to advance the climate cause as a courtroom advocate.

Lucy McSweeney

Lucy McSweeney

University of Auckland, Bachelors in Engineering with Honours, specialising in Engineering Science

New Zealand | Harvard Kennedy School, MPP

Lucy is interested in questions at the intersection of STEM and social policy, including equity in the STEM sector, and how we can ensure big data and algorithmic methods are used to promote not devolve equity. She hopes that her study at the Kennedy School will allow her to gain an international perspective of such issues, whilst learning from leading thinkers in these fields. Following the Kennedy school she hopes to work at an international organisation, potentially in the area of education for girls, with a long term aim of taking what she learns back to New Zealand.... Read more about Lucy McSweeney