Ms. Marisol Maddox is a Senior Arctic Fellow at the Institute of Arctic Studies in the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College. Maddox’s transdisciplinary research considers the Arctic nexus of geopolitics, security, and environmental change. She is particularly interested in how actorless threats— such as the surpassing of planetary boundaries– interface with the larger threat environment.
Maddox also serves as a Senior Associate (non-resident) in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds non-resident affiliations with the Conference of Defense Associations Institute (CDAI), the Center for Climate and Security, and the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) to advance cooperation on transboundary challenges.
Maddox previously served as an Arctic specialist at the Polar Institute of the non-partisan Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC from 2018- 2025. She regularly teaches about the Arctic around the world. Her insights and commentary have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Business Insider, BBC, and Science, among other outlets.
Maddox holds a Master’s in International Security with a concentration in Transnational Challenges from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. She holds a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Ecosystems from Binghamton University.
