UMass Alum Amanda McCorkindale Visits Human Security Lab

Amanda McCorkindale, a former UMass History major with a minor in Sociology, returned to UMass to speak with students about careers in humanitarianism and the gap between global bureaucracies’ understandings of what local refugees need and the view from the ground.

McCorkindale is now a Senior Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester. With expertise in humanitarianism, education, and humanitarian action, disaster response and resiliency, McCorkindale’s research and teaching focus on bridging academic theory with real-world practice. She holds a MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response (University of Manchester), a MScEd in Secondary Social Studies Education (Hofstra University). She earned her BA in History with a minor in Sociology (UMass Amherst).

While at the Department of Political Science, McCorkindale not only spoke to a roomful of students about “Working in Humanitarian Organizations” but also met with the UREP students now working for Human Security Lab to discuss their ongoing research projects on nuclear disarmament and moving from academia into practice.

The event was co-organized by Human Security Lab and generously sponsored by UMass’ College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in collaboration with UMass’ College of Humanities & Fine Arts.