Timo Tonassi

Timo Tonassi is an Assistant Research Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) within Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. He previously worked at the Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR) in Berlin, focusing on quantitative/qualitative research about migrant political integration, public attitudes toward migration, migration drivers, and EU migration policies. He also served as a Migration Research Fellow at The German Marshall Fund, studying refugee integration in Germany. His work has been featured in Der Spiegel, Forbes, and other media outlets.

Education: M.A. from Humboldt University of Berlin and Ph.D. from Free University Berlin.

Research interests include migration policy, refugee integration, EU migration control mechanisms, and public opinion dynamics related to migration. His policy briefs and studies bridge academic research with practical policy recommendations.

No specific articles are listed, but his publications cover migration governance, refugee integration challenges, and transnational migration drivers. He has no listed scientific awards, though his contributions to policy briefs indicate applied research impact.

Located at ICC 305, Washington, DC, he contributes to ISIM's mission to advance migration studies through interdisciplinary approaches.