Katalin Downing is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Political Science. 

A native of Hungary, Ms. Downing has a BA from Dickinson College, where she double majored in International Studies and Political Science and minored in French.  Her undergraduate studies included a year as an ERASMUS student at the Institut d'études politiques (Sciences Po) and L'institut supérieur des arts et du design (isdaT) in Toulouse, France. Ms. Downing holds an MA in International Crime and Justice from CUNY/John Jay College, where she specialized in counterterrorism and human rights. 

Ms. Downing worked in the private sector before joining the United Nations in 2007, where she has served in production editing, peacekeeping, administration and finance.  Ms. Downing was selected for the Young Professionals Programme (YPP) in 2011 and was posted at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) as her initial YPP assignment.  She currently serves as a Team Lead (a.i.) in the Department of Operational Support at Headquarters.

Ms. Downing teaches in her personal capacity as an academic subject matter expert, which is separate and distinct from her professional subject matter expertise and is also subject to authorization from, and exigences of service to, the Organization.