He oversees the peacebuilding concentration within the Master of Science in Global Affairs (MSGA) program. Hill is a peacebuilding practitioner and researcher with more than 15 years of experience focusing on Iraq. A former journalist, his research interests include: the role of universities as actors and sites for peacebuilding; the importance of community-centered approaches to civil society-led peacebuilding; and the use of conflict analysis and assessment as tools for integrating development and peacebuilding. Dr. Hill earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, a master of international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Pennsylvania.