Vandy Kanyako holds advanced degrees in Conflict Analysis & Resolution, Peace Studies, and International Relations. He joined the PSU faculty in 2013 and is currently associate professor of conflict resolution. He is a founder and director of West Africa Oil Watch, a civil society initiative that fosters accountability among petroleum companies. Vandy's award-winning activism involves the rehabilitation of child combatants during Sierra Leone's civil war and several initiatives involving the United Nations in New York City.
Vandy has researched and published on conflict and transitional justice in Sierra Leone and Nigeria. His work has appeared in Africa Today, the Journal of Peace Support Operations, and the Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis. His PSU courses focus on the role of civil society and global human rights.