Gbemisola Animasawun is a 2019 African Studies Association (ASA) scholar and recipient of the 2014 SSRC-APN Residential Fellowship. Gbemisola links research, policy, and practice as a trainer, facilitator, and consultant to UNDP-Nigeria; the Geneva-based Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, African Virtual University (AVU) of Kenya; the West African Civil Society Institute (WACSI), Ghana; the Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution (IPCR)-Nigeria; the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ); and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on matters of conflict analysis, peace, and national security. He has been a recipient of distinguished academic grants, including academic residencies and fellowships at the University of Oxford, Harvard University, and the Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Center (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana. He has published in peer-reviewed journals such as the African Security Review, Canadian Journal of Peace & Conflict Studies, and the African Conflict & Peace-Building Review (ACPR), including chapters in edited volumes.