Dr. Asya Darbinyan is the Executive Director of Chhange (Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education) at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. She earned her Ph.D. in History from the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, Worcester, MA. Darbinyan’s research and teaching expertise stand at the intersection of genocide, refugees, and humanitarian interventions, with a focus on the agency and actions of refugees in addressing their suffering and plight. Prior to joining Chhange, Darbinyan worked as a Visiting Professor at the Strassler Center at Clark, where she taught courses on Genocide and Women, the Armenian Genocide, and the History of Genocide. Darbinyan has also served as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University (NAU), and a Fellow in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University. She was the Deputy Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan, Armenia, prior to pursuing her doctoral degree in the USA.