Natalie Bormann

Natalie Bormann is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Political Science at Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH). She joined the department in 2007 after roles at Brown University's Watson Institute and the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh. Her work bridges trauma, memory, and ethics in international relations, with a focus on Holocaust and genocide studies.

• Education: PhD in International Politics from the University of Newcastle, UK (2004)

Her research emphasizes critical inquiry and inclusive pedagogy in genocide education, exemplified by her 2018 book The Ethics of Teaching at Sites of Violence and Trauma. She has integrated mindfulness practices into teaching through her Faculty Fellowship with Northeastern's CATLR and training at Brown University's Mindfulness Center.

She has participated in prestigious programs like the Jack and Anita Hess Seminar (2015) and the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education (2016). Her collaborative research clusters at Northeastern's Humanities Center address themes like 'Cultivating Humanity' and 'Horrific Blindness: Genocide and Mass Atrocity.'

• Scientific Awards:
  • 2015 Hess Faculty Fellow
  • Multitude of Collaborative Research Cluster Awards (2013–2019)
  • German Campus Weeks Awards (2012–2016)

As Undergraduate Program Director for Political Science, she leads the Holocaust and Genocide Studies program in Europe. Her publications span topics from US missile defense to critical reviews of feminist and German security discourse.