Isabella is pursuing an MPhil in International Relations. Her research centers on the international politics of pandemics. Her upcoming thesis will explore the way in which the modern pandemic became securitised as a result of the co-incidence of 1918-19 Influenza and the First World War. In her previous academic and professional work, she has focused on the significance of interpersonal and government trust for pandemic response; the successes, failures, and trade-offs of the US COVID-19 response; and the legal status of emergency declarations in response to disease spread. Isabella is also interested in the international relations of the Arctic, particularly the securitisation of rapidly changing environments and its potential knock-on effects for the spread of, and human response to, disease.
She was previously a research associate for global health, economics, and development at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, DC. Prior to joining CFR, she conducted and published research with the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the Bansal Lab, and as a Fellow with the Global Irish Studies Initiative.
Turilli graduated with a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a focus on global health policy and a Certificate in Diplomatic Studies from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She has co-authored publications in the Lancet and Fire Ecology, and has also written for Think Global Health and CFR.org.
