 gassia assadourian fellow gassia assadourian is a recent graduate of the london school of economics where she earned a master s degree in international political economy her areas of interest encompass economic development globalization and global financial regulation she is also a passionate human rights advocate and has been involved in raising awareness of women s rights issues in armenia specifically on maternal health and domestic violence gassia holds a ba summa cum laude in economics and political science from rutgers universitynewark  