Zachary A. Karazsia is an Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University. His research focuses on socio-political marginalization and violence against vulnerable groups in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Central and East Africa. He holds a PhD from Florida International University. His academic appointments include being an Inaugural Fellow at MIT's 2024 Wargaming Lab Summer Institute, Founding Chair of VSU's Working Group on Conflict and Security, and a Fellow of the APSA Africa Workshop on Conflict and Political Violence in Nairobi, Kenya. Key research themes include state-society dynamics enabling mass violence, genocide prevention mechanisms, and post-conflict reconciliation in countries like Burma, Congo-Brazzaville, and Rwanda. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary policy implications in international relations and comparative politics. Publications include a forthcoming Routledge monograph on modern genocide and peer-reviewed articles examining Burma's ethnic conflicts, DDR programs in Congo-Brazzaville, and Rwanda's post-genocide development strategies. His interdisciplinary approach uses primary sources and social scientific frameworks to analyze systemic violence.
