Salimot Olawale

Salimot Olawale is a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she earned her M.A. in Political Science with specializations in Comparative Politics and International Relations. She also holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is an emerging Grant and Development Specialist with African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM), where she helps design and coordinate peacebuilding and reconciliation programs in alignment with donor agendas. She was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant in American Government at the University of Tennessee. She is currently interested in NATO procurement governance and crisis logistics, highlighting the degree to which democratic institutions can achieve a balance between operational tempo and transparency and accountability in crisis settings. She has experience in academic research design, data analysis, and grant writing, serving to transfer academic learning to global policy and community-driven efforts.