Institute Fellows

youth fellow

Carter Ayasse

youth fellow

Carter Ayasse has been a resident and advocate of the Arctic since 2014. Currently, he is studying a dual bachelors degree in Business Administration and International Relations at IE University in Segovia Spain. His main interests include sustainable wealth management, building resiliency, and the intergenerational transfer of Arctic stewardship. Carter’s fellowship has focused on helping to launch the Institute’s new Developing Nations program.

More about Youth Fellows Program

The Institute occasionally takes on youth fellows, for internships of approximately 12 months. Applicants must be between 19-24 and at least be in the process of completing a bachelor degree. Priority is given to Alaskan and indigenous candidates. Fellowships are crafted to meet the interests and needs of individual fellows.

visiting fellow

Simon Marijsse, Visiting Fellow

Simon Marijsse

visiting fellow

Simon Marijsse is Belgian and holds a PhD in Development Studies (University of Antwerp) and in Social and Cultural Anthropology (KULeuven). A passion for ethnographic research on resource frontiers took him from urban Brazil to rural DR Congo. He is a voracious reader and enjoys endurance sports off the beaten track.

More about Visiting Fellows program

Visiting Fellows are brought on for a limited term to meet the needs of the Institute. Potential Visiting Fellows apply to fulfill specific research or program needs or propose projects that fit within the current research objectives of the Institute. A Visiting Fellow retains his/her status with the Institute for the duration of the project, until such time as the agreed upon product is delivered. Often relatively new to the Institute, Visiting Fellows bring knowledge and experience that compliment the mission and legacy in Alaska and the Arctic.

senior fellows

Senior Fellows are long-time associates of the Institute of the North and invested heavily in the Institute’s mission and core programs. Senior Fellows are strongly aligned with the Institute’s mission and therefore make broad intellectual contributions (chairing panels, authoring scholarly papers, compiling best practices, presenting at symposiums, etc.) on behalf of the Institute.

Senior Fellows meet annually with the Board of Directors and staff to set the research agenda for the coming year. Working together to identify key issues on which the Institute aims to make advancement, the shared agenda will inform decision-making regarding research topics and projects.

Sarah Barton

Arctic Infrastructure and Policy

James R. Hemsath

Arctic Energy

Dr. Lawson W. Brigham

Arctic Marine

Mara Kimmel

Commons Governance

Barry Zellen

Arctic Security

Theodore Rockwell

Circumpolar Solutions

Jim Gamble

Arctic Affairs

Roberta Graham

Public Diplomacy

Dr. Roger Pearson

Geography and ANILCA

Keith Stinebaugh

Arctic Security Policy

Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan

Visiting Fellow, Non-Resident Arctic Security