Briana Nirenberg serves as Treasurer of the Center for Wildlife Ethics and assists in various projects and communications at the organization. As Laura Nirenberg’s daughter, Briana grew up with the Center in its various iterations, from wildlife rehabilitation up through the current law and policy focus. A current J.D. candidate at Michigan State University College of Law, Briana is also a member of the College’s Animal Law and Natural Resources Journal as well as a board member for the Talsky Center for Human Rights Student Network.
In January 2021, Briana received an M.A. in International Human Rights Law from the American University in Cairo where she wrote a thesis on Israel’s use of religious sovereignty over family law to preserve distinct political cleavages through which the leadership can maintain its ethnic hegemony. Prior to moving to Egypt to pursue her Master’s degree, Briana completed her B.A. in English and Political Science, summa cum laude, at Florida Atlantic University at the age of 18, a week before receiving her high school diploma.
Briana currently lives with her husband, Abdelmoniem, as they bounce between their families’ homes in Indiana and Cairo, respectively, administrative jobs in South Florida, and the anticipated move to Michigan when—or if—methods of educational instruction ever return to those of the pre-pandemic world. Briana’s current interests are in the philosophy of killing and in cause and effect of differentiation, be it on a species or demographic level.