
Amelia C. Arsenault
Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University,
School of Advanced International Studies ​
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Doctoral Candidate
Cornell University,
Department of Government
About me
As of Fall 2026, I will be a Pre-Doctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, participating in the America in the World Consortium through the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs. I am also a Doctoral candidate at Cornell University's Department of Government in the International Relations subfield as well as a Graduate Fellow at the Cornell Brooks School Tech Policy Institute.
My research explores the implications of emerging technologies on international relations, with a particular focus on surveillance, AI, and ‘smart city’ technologies. My work has been published in the Oxford Handbook of AI Governance, Journal of Peace Research, Big Data & Society, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, and Harvard Business Review. My dissertation received funding support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s Doctoral Fellowship and the Canadian Department of National Defense’s Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security Scholarships Initiative and was awarded the 2026 Kahin Prize in International Relations.
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Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, I hold an MA in Government from Cornell University, an MA in Public and International Affairs from the University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Conflict Studies and Human Rights (summa cum laude) from the University of Ottawa.
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In my free time, you can find me walking my dog Arlo or reading horror novels.


