Dr. Daniel Beers is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at James Madison University. His research and teaching focus on migration and refugee protection, poverty alleviation, and humanitarian action, with a special emphasis on aid localization and community-led development. Beers has conducted field research and led off-campus study programs in a variety of international settings, including Haiti, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, and Jordan. He is the co-founder and executive director of Resources to Resources, a small non-profit that supports locally-led humanitarian and development solutions in disaster-affected communities in Haiti. He is also involved in a number of refuge-serving initiatives in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.