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Katharine Petrich is an Assistant Professor in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS), where she serves as Program Chair for Threat Intelligence. She is also a non-resident Irregular Warfare Fellow with the Irregular Warfare Institute and a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project. Her research focuses on violent non-state actors, including their intersections with insurgency, terrorism, and transnational crime in Latin America and the Horn of Africa.
- PhD in Political Science from Northeastern University (2019)
- MA in International Relations (2013) and BA in History and Political Science (2010) from University of San Diego
Petrich employs an ethnographic qualitative research approach, conducting field interviews with violent actors and law enforcement. She is currently exploring the use of satellite imagery to assess environmental crime and political violence in Latin America. Her publications span journals like Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, and Small Wars and Insurgencies, with recent work addressing terrorism-elections dynamics and ethnopolitical organizations.
Scientific Awards
- Truman National Security Fellowship
- Irregular Warfare Fellow
- Security Fellow
Petrich has consulted for government agencies and policy think tanks, including roles with the US Department of Justice, US State Department, and Hudson Institute. She contributes to the Justice in Mexico News Monitor project and leads initiatives at MIIS's Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism.
