Abby Stoddard, PhD.

Senior Program Advisor, Humanitarian Action

Email: abby.stoddard @ nyu.edu

Topical Expertise: Humanitarian relief and early recovery assistance, Humanitarian financing, Operational security for civilian aid efforts

Dr. Abby Stoddard has coordinated CIC’s research on issues in international humanitarian action since 2000. Her prior professional experience includes ten years of directing emergency relief programs for international humanitarian organizations.  She is the author of Humanitarian Alert: NGO Information and its Impact on US Foreign Policy (Kumarian Press, 2006), along with numerous articles, published reports, and book chapters on humanitarian institutions and operations.  Dr. Stoddard also directs the Humanitarian Outcomes group – an independent team of professional researchers providing policy consultations to governments and international organizations on their humanitarian response efforts.

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