Abby Stoddard has coordinated research on international humanitarian action since 2000 at New York University's Center on International Cooperation, where she now holds the title of Senior Program Advisor. Prior to that, she was Program Director for Doctors of the World USA, and worked in field and headquarters positions at CARE USA. She is the author of Humanitarian Alert: NGO Information and its Impact on US Foreign Policy (Kumarian Press, 2006), along with numerous articles, reports, and book chapters on humanitarian action and non-governmental organizations. As of late 2011 she is also serving on the Board of Directors of Doctors of the World (MDM-USA).