Security Information Analyst, United Nations Department of Safety and Security
UNDSS Somalia – UNON Complex, Nairobi (Kenya)
Roberta Belli presently works for the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) as a Security Information Analyst based in Mogadishu, Somalia. Prior to joining the UN in 2012, she was a Researcher and Project Manager of the U.S. Extremist Crime Database (ECDB), a multi-year START- and DHS-funded project led by START Investigators Joshua D. Freilich (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) and Steven Chermak (Michigan State University). Her research interests include social network analysis as applied to the crime-terror nexus, the financial criminality of far-right and Islamic extremists, and counterterrorism strategies focusing on intelligence-led operations, threat and risk assessments, and situational prevention. Roberta holds a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, a Master in Laws (LL.M.) from Utrecht University (Utrecht, The Netherlands), and a Law Degree from Trento University (Trento, Italy).
Background
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2011
- Universiteit Utrecht (Netherlands), LL.M., Master of Laws, Specialization in Internationalization of Crime and Criminal Justice, cum laude, 2004
- Universitá degli Studi di Trento (Italy), J.D., cum laude, 2003
- Graduate Dissertation Fellowship, U.S. National Institute of Justice (NIJ), 2009
- Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), 2008
- Graduate Scholarly Achievement Award, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2007
- Chancellor's Fellowship, City University of New York Graduate Center, 2005-09
- Rudin Fellowship, Lawis and Jack Rudin Foundation, 2005-07
- Security Information Analyst, United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), 2012-Present
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, 2011-12
- Project Manager and Researcher, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York 2007-11
- Graduate Teaching Fellow, City University of New York Graduate Center, 2006-09
- Researcher, Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Center (CJREC), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, 2005-07