Alessia Gualtieri
Alessia is a multilingual researcher/legal advisor with over 8 years of experience in performing multidisciplinary research in the promotion of rule of law and prevention of violent extremism.
Prior to joining Hedayah, Alessia worked for the United Nations, the European Mission and Research centers in Europe and in Western and Eastern African countries in the development of policies and projects to prevent radicalization and to advance criminal justice.
In her previous capacities she gained experience in human rights, project management, capacity building trainings and in the identification of strategies and projects to implement also in fragile countries.
She holds a Master in Law from her home town Naples (Italy) and an LL.M in International Crime and Justice from the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Criminology at the University of Lausanne on counter-terrorism policies in West Africa. She undertook several trainings in International Humanitarian Law, Terrorism studies and International Criminal Justice.
In Hedayah she works in the Capacity Building Team as Senior Program Associate and she joined in May 2022.