Lindsay Shingler

Lindsay Shingler is the associate director of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and the incoming editor, with Stephan Haggard, of the global affairs journal Current History. A seasoned writer, editor, and policy research and communications specialist, at IGCC, Shingler leads communications and publications, spearheads strategic initiatives, and advises the directors on institutional strategy. Lindsay joined IGCC after serving in senior roles with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, Broad Branch Associates, the Center for Global Development, the University of Washington, Results for Development, VillageReach, and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. She has extensive experience in the field of policy and implementation research; managing research projects and research teams in developing countries; and directing strategic communications programs. Her work has been published in Global Health: Science and Practice, the Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, Global Health Magazine, and the San Diego Union-Tribune. She also has a portfolio of creative nonfiction. She has worked extensively in Burundi, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Lindsay earned an M.A. in politics from the University of Durham, U.K., and a B.A. in history from Point Loma Nazarene University.