Cynthia Rothschild

Cynthia Rothschild serves as Faculty Director of the Kahane UN Program and Resident Assistant Professor in the Department of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College, appointed in 2020. With over two decades of UN system engagement, she bridges academic scholarship and frontline advocacy in global human rights frameworks.

Her academic foundation includes:

• B.A. from Tufts University
• M.A. from Columbia University

Rothschild's research critically examines power dynamics at the intersection of international policy and marginalized communities:

• UN advocacy mechanisms, particularly within the Human Rights Council and Commission on the Status of Women
• Strategic responses to religious fundamentalisms targeting women human rights defenders
• Sexuality policy frameworks and LGBTI inclusion in UN human rights instruments
• Civil society suppression tactics and HIV/AIDS policy integration in global governance

Her work demonstrates how sexuality becomes a weaponized tool against women's organizing, as documented in her influential publications.

No scientific awards are specified in available records. Her advisory role focuses on experiential UN program direction rather than formal graduate supervision, with no grant programs detailed in institutional profiles.