Dr. Justin Gest is a Harvard College Fellow in the Department of Government at Harvard University. He is also the Co-Founder and Deputy Director of the Migration Studies Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research examines a variety of topics in political science — including political participation, migration and integration policy, citizenship, Muslim politics and identity politics. He holds a doctorate in Government from the LSE and a bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University. He has earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, a Certificate in Latin American Studies, and two foreign language certifications in Spanish. He is the product of University High School in the Los Angeles public school district, and a family that still lives in the Mar Vista neighborhood of West Los Angeles. To view a current CV, click here.

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