Tami Peterson, Research Fellow

Dr. Tami Peterson is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Studies and Special Projects Manager for the Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights at Gratz College as well as Managing Editor for the Contemporary Antisemitism Studies Association (CASA) Journal. She holds a PhD in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Gratz College. Dr. Peterson also holds a Master of Research (M.Res.) in Social and Political Theory and a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and History (PPH), both from Birkbeck, University of London. In 2025, Tami was chosen as the inaugural Visiting Student Scholar at the New York University Center for the Study of Antisemitism and is a Research Fellow at the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism. Her work has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism and her first book, based on her dissertation “Mobilization for Murder: Deadly Antisemitic Myths from the Holocaust to the Present” is currently under review with a major publisher. She speaks frequently on the Holocaust, antisemitism and violence. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Peterson collaborates with international research centers and scholars on contemporary antisemitism and Holocaust-related initiatives and manages the organization of important projects in the field such as the upcoming 2027 Contemporary Antisemitism Studies Association Conference in Philadelphia.