Emily joined PIIRS and World Politics in May 2022, after leaving her position of 12 years as the managing editor of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, based at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to working at UPenn, Emily was the editorial associate and publications coordinator for the Program on Intrastate Conflict at Harvard Kennedy School, and she previously worked in psychological research at Harvard and Cornell. Emily holds a master’s in publishing and writing from Emerson College and a bachelor’s in psychology from Union College. 

Elena joined World Politics in February 2023. Before coming to PIIRS, Elena worked in publicity at Yale University Press. She holds a bachelor’s degree in classics and a master’s degree in religious studies, both from Yale University.