We’re delighted to announce the appointment of three outstanding new fellows who will begin their fellowships next year.
Mahli Knutson | China | 2026-2028
Mahli will spend two years in China examining changes in family life and their impact on the concept of childhood, public systems such as orphanage care, and decisions families make about raising children and caring for aging parents. A graduate of Middlebury College with a master’s degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Mahli was most recently a foreign service officer with the State Department, an executive board member for China’s Children International and a Fulbright fellow in Taiwan. Adopted as a baby in China, she grew up in Vermont.
Diana Kruzman | Lebanon and the Middle East | 2026-2028
Diana will investigate how communities in Lebanon adapt, survive and even thrive after breakdown. She will also report on wider developments in the Middle East. Her research into societal and economic efforts at the grassroots level will serve as a lens for understanding big-picture changes at a time of intense upheaval in the region. A New York University graduate and recent Fulbright research fellow in Kyrgyzstan, Diana is an independent journalist who reports about climate change, foreign affairs and human rights. She grew up in California, the daughter of parents who emigrated from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Sabrina Ochoa | Philippines and The Hague | 2026-2028
Sabrina is a lawyer specializing in international law and human rights. Based in the Philippines with travel to The Hague, she will investigate the impact of the International Criminal Court’s prosecution of crimes against humanity committed during the Philippines’ “war on drugs,” with a focus on the victims of atrocity crimes and their communities. A graduate of Harvard Law School with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Sabrina has worked for NGOs based in South Africa, Japan and Latin America. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Florida.
