Fellow, Climate and Security Program

Audrey Thill holds a Master of Global Affairs degree from the University of Notre Dame where
she concentrated in international peace studies and climate change. For her capstone, she
analyzed patterns of illicit trade in conflict-affected climate-critical minerals supply chains. She is currently a research assistant for the Fourth Freedom Forum, contributing to the Advancing
Humanitarianism through Sanctions Reform (AHSR) project. Prior to graduate school, Audrey
worked for six years with Mennonite Central Committee in Cambodia and Myanmar,
coordinating environmental peacebuilding and conflict response programs. She also conducted
research on land disputes and illegal deforestation and supported grassroots human rights
campaigns in Cambodia. Audrey holds a BA in Sociology and Peace and Conflict Studies from
Goshen College.