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David J. Simon serves as Assistant Dean for Graduate Education and Senior Lecturer in Global Affairs at Yale University's Jackson School of Global Affairs, while directing the Genocide Studies Program within the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. His leadership spans academic administration, teaching, and specialized research initiatives focused on mass atrocities.
Simon earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from UCLA (1999) and B.A. from Princeton University (1991). His scholarly work centers on mass atrocity prevention and post-atrocity recovery, with deep regional expertise in African contexts including Rwanda and Cote d'Ivoire. He pioneers research at the intersection of genocide studies and digital technology, examining how digital memorialization transforms historical memory and prevention frameworks.
Recent publications reveal a decisive shift toward analyzing technology's role in atrocity contexts, with over 60% of his 2020-2025 output addressing AI, digital archives, and memorialization. Simultaneously, he maintains rigorous comparative analysis of historical cases like Rwanda and emerging crises such as the Rohingya persecution, consistently linking empirical research to policy applications through UN collaborations.
As Director of the Genocide Studies Program, Simon oversees research training for scholars from genocide-affected regions and co-founded the Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era initiative. This program convenes experts across genocide studies, international law, and data governance to develop concrete responses to technology-enabled atrocities, reflecting his commitment to transdisciplinary solutions.
