Pamina Firchow is an associate professor of coexistence and conflict at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy. Previously, she was assistant professor of conflict analysis and resolution at George Mason University, as well as a Senior Jennings Randolph Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 2016. Her main research interests surround the study of the international accompaniment of communities affected by mass violence and the localization of international development and peacebuilding aid. She has published widely on participatory approaches to design, the measurement and evaluation of transitional justice, reconciliation, and peacebuilding interventions.