Rebecca E. Engel
Associate Research Scholar

ree7@columbia.edu

Rebecca E. Engel is an Associate Research Scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a founding member of Columbia University’s Center for International Conflict Resolution. Ms. Engel oversees all CICR programs in Timor-Leste, and is presently a Senior Advisor to the multi-year USAID-financed NGO Sector Strengthening Project (NGOSSP) in Timor-Leste.
Ms. Engel developed and implemented the Civil Society Capacity Building Project to Reduce Tensions during the Transition, and has been leading a burgeoning team in Timor-Leste since early 2002. Previously, she co-edited the Report on Social and Economic Conditions in East Timor, a major paper examining sectoral needs and identifying priorities for post-conflict transition. In 2003, she published an article in the Journal of International Affairs entitled Reaching for Stability: Strengthening Civil Society-Donor Partnerships in East Timor. More recently the Fride Foundation for International Relations published her article on The Crisis in Timor-Leste: Restoring National Unity through State Institutions, Culture, and Civil Society.

A member of the CICR staff since its foundation in 1997, she has provided support to numerous projects and programs and has particular interest in issues of conflict prevention and post-conflict development in fragile states. Ms. Engel led the Seminar on Conflict Prevention and Development: Critical Connections at SIPA in Spring 2005 and 2006.
Ms. Engel received her Master of International Affairs degree with a concentration in International Conflict Resolution from the School of International and Public Affairs. She received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College, Columbia University.