Jillian Butler

Jillian (Jill) Butler is a San Diego native and writer. She received her bachelor’s in English and history while attending the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland where she centered her writings around politically-based violence against women and children in the Middle East and North Africa, namely Afghanistan. She recently earned her masters at University of San Diego where she wrote a major research project titled “Violence of Action: Explaining Jihadi Terror Tactics.” Outside of professional and academic writing, she enjoys creative nonfiction and nature writing. She can be contacted at jillian111398@gmail.com