Christina Nemr is a Senior Fellow to the Global Center. She works on countering violent extremism (CVE) issues including rehabilitation and reintegration, the role of women in CVE, youth empowerment, counter-narratives, and the nexus between development and CVE. She spent five years with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism where she was a founding member of the CVE Program with a portfolio of policy and program development, research, and multilateral initiatives. Previously, she worked in the State Department’s U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative office. She holds a BA in foreign affairs and history from the University of Virginia and an MA in forensic psychology from Marymount University, where she focused on motivations to commit violence.