Director

Kelebogile Zvobgo is the founder and director of the International Justice Lab, and the Mansfield Associate Professor of Government at William & Mary. She is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Stephen M. Kellen Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a faculty affiliate at the Global Research Institute. 

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Dr. Zvobgo's  first book, Governing Truth: NGOs and the Politics of Transitional Justice, was published by Oxford University Press in February 2026. Her second book, Innovations in Human Rights: Concepts, Data, and Measurement (co-edited with Francesca Parente), was published by Edward Elgar Publishing in March 2026. Her research articles are published in leading, peer-reviewed social science journals and have won multiple awards, including Best Paper in Human Rights from both the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. She also writes regularly for the Brookings Institution and policy and mainstream outlets like Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, and Good Authority, and has appeared on ABC News, CNN, NPR, and PRX, among others.​

 

Also recognized for her teaching and advocacy, Dr. Zvobgo is the recipient of the American Political Science Association's 2022 Craig L. Brians Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Mentorship and the 2022 Emerging Human Rights Leader Award from the United Nations Association, National Capital Area.

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To learn more, visit zvobgo.com.