Blake H.

Background

About Blake H.

Blake Herrera is an honors graduate of UT Austin who studied history and anthropology, focusing on socio-political movements in regions such as Russia and the Americas. As an undergraduate, Blake was appointed New Member Coordinator for the Student Conduct Board. He also worked as a Peer Advisor in the Dean’s Office for the College of Liberal Arts and served on the Liberal Arts Council. Currently, Blake is a full-time student in the Security Studies Program (SSP) at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. Concentrating in international security and terrorism and substance violence, his research interests include factors of radicalization, far-left extremism in the U.S, and peacebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to assisting first-generation, low-income students at the Center for Multicultural Equity & Access (CMEA), Blake holds fellowships at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) and Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus. Blake also supports the university community by serving on the SSP Student Council.