Adysen earned her BA in International Studies, magna cum laude, from Georgia State University. She is now a graduate student at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, pursuing an MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a focus on the Dynamics of Violence. She is also pursuing a graduate certificate in Dealing with the Past (Transitional Justice) from the University of Basel. Her research interests include identity-based conflict and reconciliation, and she contributes to the Sustainable Peace Lab at GMU. Her most recent project included qualitative research on inclusive victimhood narratives in the United States. Currently, she is working on her master’s thesis, “The Missing” in Bosnia: Multi-generational Perspectives on Identity, Agency, and Reconciliation.

Adysen has worked in the Middle East with grassroots peacebuilding initiatives, which continue to shape her passion for peacebuilding in the United States, the Middle East, and now the Western Balkans. She has held roles with the Alliance for Middle East Peace, served as a grants and podcast manager for Churches for Middle East Peace, worked with the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy’s Middle East team, facilitated Yemeni – U.S. student dialogue programs with AMIDEAST, and most recently interned at the Post-Conflict Research Center.
Adysen lives in Washington, DC, and enjoys studying Arabic, painting, running, and traveling.