Research and Program Associate, Nuclear Information Project
Celia McDowall
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Celia McDowall is the Research and Program Associate for the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, where she contributes to open-source analysis of global nuclear forces and policy. She was previously a Research Assistant to the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she began as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow. Her research focuses on Indo-Pacific nuclear affairs, alliance management, US ballistic missile defense policy, and nuclear decision-making psychology. Celia received her MA in Strategic Studies and her BA in International Relations and Psychology from Te Herenga Waka/the Victoria University of Wellington.