Tamara Hemphill

Tamara Hemphill is the Project Manager for CNA China Studies. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, she graduated magna cum laude from George Mason University. Her areas of academic interest include the history of the migration of diseases and their impact on social systems, the socio-cultural dynamics of insurgencies in Southeast Asia, and the influence of the environment on the development of culture and social institutions. Before joining CNA, Hemphill supported research on international security and national defense issues at the RAND Corporation, where she focused on homeland security initiatives, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and terrorism.