GWENDOLYN BEVIS Technical Director Expertise: Democracy and Governance Analytics And Training Civil Society Peace and Stability Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Asia Europe and Eurasia Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Dr. Gwendolyn Bevis is a political scientist trained in comparative politics and research methods, with 30 years of experience in democracy, human rights and governance and regional expertise in South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Gwendolyn specializes in restrictive and conflict environments, with a focus on civil society, inclusion, violent extremism and the use of digital platforms in such settings. She has conducted democracy, human rights and governance, political economy, conflict, and scenario planning assessments for USAID in such countries as Pakistan and Sri Lanka. She regularly conducts evaluations of democracy, human rights and governance-related interventions, designs results frameworks and performance monitoring systems, and provides M&E training for USAID and Department of State programs and partners working in such countries as Lebanon and Syria. For over six years, she supervised a program of research on DRG issues in a highly restricted country context, and she co-authored a paper for USAID on democracy, human rights and governance assistance in authoritarian settings. Gwendolyn holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree with distinction in development studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. RELATED STORIES Celebrating Local Activists for #16 Days Consolidating Armenia's Path to Democracy A Portrait of Bernadit Istefan, a Feminist Activist in Iraq/Nineveh Plain Mitigating the Impacts of Venezuelan Mass Migration in Colombia < > VIEW ALL STORIES RELATED EXPERTS Nate Griggs Strategic Advisor - National Security Sector Lynn Carter Senior Advisor for Governance and Conflict Susan Ward Chief of Party, Indonesia HARMONI Perin Arkun Senior Project Manager Laurel Bradley Technical Manager Ryan Young Technical Director Svetlana Winbourne Technical Director Jennifer Ulman Technical Director Stevens Tucker Practice Area Lead and Technical Director Allison Poyac-Clarkin Senior Vice President for Programs LOAD MORE Main navigation HOME WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO OUR IMPACT WORK WITH US JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Tetra Tech | Privacy Policy LET’S CONNECT 200 12th Street South, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22202 USA Tel: +1 703 979 7100 We use cookies to understand how our audience uses our site. Read about how we use cookies and how you can control them here. By continuing to use this site, without changing your settings, you are indicating that you accept this policy. More info OK, I agree No, thanks