Sarah Haviland

Expertise

Evaluation, desk research, project support, qualitative coding, drafting, editing, and proposal review. 

Technical Competencies

Gender and intersectional analysis, human security, humanitarian affairs, human rights, access to justice, civilian protection, peacebuilding, international law, and people who use drugs. 

Education

Tufts University, The Fletcher School, Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy: Concentrations on Gender and Intersectional Analysis and Human Security and Humanitarian Affairs Capstone Project: First drafts of two sections in published ‘Legal commitments, systemic violations: A comprehensive analysis of the Taliban and CEDAW obligations in Afghanistan (2021–2025)’ report

Haverford College, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science: Concentration on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Thesis: Rationales for State Proxy Shifts in Conflict

Country Experience

United States

Languages

English, with intermediate French reading proficiency 

Thinking About

How to prevent and mitigate human rights violations, particularly in conflict contexts; gender and intersectionality, especially sexual and gender-based violence or other forms of gendered harm. 

Proud of

Providing desk research and drafting support for multiple published pieces, including a published report on the Taliban’s compliance with its obligations under Articles 1–16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) between August 2021 and October 2025. 

Passion

Spending time with my family’s dogs and horses, working toward French fluency, walking, singing, discussing all things related to gender, humanitarian protection, and human rights, trying new chocolate desserts and specialty lattes, and traveling.