Dr. Sara Moussavi, who joined JCU in 2025, is an international development professional with over 20 years of experience working with the United Nations in fragile and conflict-affected settings, including Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Iraq. Her expertise spans food security analysis, policy formulation, and operational research. She holds a Doctorate in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University SAIS, where her dissertation examined strengthening sanctions exemptions to safeguard food security in vulnerable nations. Her research interests include promoting trade and self-reliance in food-insecure, sanctioned countries, enhancing tax revenue generation to support national development, and addressing youth unemployment and migration in emerging economies.