Dr. Williams is a leader in the field of experiential education and an expert on the issue of nuclear nonproliferation policy.  In his over 35 years as a professor at Austin College in Sherman, Texas he created and supervised the college's Model United Nations team, winning numerous awards at national competitions and transforming a generation of young people into caring, capable, and globally conscious professionals.  He has contributed greatly to the field of experiential education through numerous articles and years of faculty training seminars. In addition, he has garnered several major teaching awards for his classes in International Relations, American Foreign Policy, and Comparative Politics.

Dr. Williams has also worked in government, including a tour of duty in the Department of State under Secretary of State Madeline Albright in which he worked extensively on the permanent extension of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. He also served the Office of International Programs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Additionally, Dr. Williams is an accomplished writer. His first non-fiction, Washed in the Blood has received wide critical acclaim and he has several others in progress.

Dr. Williams enjoys spending time with his family, specifically his grandchildren, and seeing several movies each weekend if possible.

See the Latest by Shelly Williams!

• Washed in the Blood
• Summer of '66

Considering Nuclear Earth Penetrators

The US and the UN: A Realist's Perspective (2002)

Where Globalization Meets Localization

Addressing Limitations in the Wake of Catastrophe

My Role in the Gulf War

Shawn Trumbo, Assistant Director
Email:  sptrumbo@osgoodcenter.org

Shawn is a 2008 honors graduate from the University of Texas at Austin receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Government, specializing in International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, and Arabic.  Shawn's background includes interning with the American Center for International Policy Studies; working as a Legislative Administrative Aid in the Texas Senate; and serving as a legal assistant at Webb and Webb law, focusing on Water Law and Special Education Law.  He has been with the Osgood Center since August, 2010, helping to facilitate the Summer Symposium, the Invitational Model United Nations Conference, and the National Model United Nations-DC  in October of 2010. 

In the spring of 2007, Shawn spent a semester abroad at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, studying Arabic and Middle East Relations.  While attending the university, he taught English at a local orphanage, developing its English language capacity at various levels while he also enhanced his own Arabic language studies.

In the summer of 2008, Shawn traveled to Cochabamba, Bolivia, where he served as a volunteer for Sustainable Bolivia, an organization dedicated to sustainable development efforts in the Cochabamba region.  Shawn again spent his time working at an orphanage, helping in construction projects, working the on-site small farm, assisting in future developments, and teaching English to the children. 

Shawn also serves as a research assistant to Marco Vincenzino at the Global Strategy Project, assisting him on a wide range of topics and issues pertaining to global security, including the War in Afghanistan, India's foreign policy, U.S. Relations with Latin America, and Turkey's rise in the international arena. 

Gayane Manukyan

Gayane has been working in the field of International Relations for most of her life. She has extensive experience in the non-profit and International Development sector. 

In 2010 Gayane took the position of Senior Consultant to represent the Osgood Center in Xi’An, China, where she also teaches for the Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Before taking the Vice President’s position at Osgood, she was a Project Manager for an overseas cancer research center with the Armenian American Cultural Association, Inc.

As an adjunct professor of Global Politics at Troy University, Gayane has taught in subject areas of Foreign Aid, Global Conflict, International Development, and Human Rights.

Ms. Manukyan speaks Armenian, Russian, English, Spanish and Turkish, and is currently studying Mandarin. She holds a Masters Degree in International Relations & Public Administration and BA in Communications from Troy University, and Foreign Languages/Linguistics from Linguistic University of Armenia. You can reach her by email at gmanukyan@osgoodcenter.org or at 202-663-5872.