Kelsey P. Norman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Fellow for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights & Refugees program
Teaches in the Master of Global Affairs and Political Science at Rice University
Author of "Reluctant Reception: Refugees, Migration and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa" (Cambridge University Press)
Co-author of "Aiding Autocrats: Migration Management, Governance, and Repression in Africa" (Cambridge University Press, August 2026)
Holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine

Biography

Kelsey P. Norman serves as a Fellow for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and is the Director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights & Refugees program. She also teaches in the Master of Global Affairs program and the Department of Political Science at Rice University.