Meet the Faculty

American University has one of the largest concentrations of faculty focused on international development and development management. Faculty of the International Development Program, which encompasses the MS in Development Management and MA in International Affairs, are distinguished by their scholarly reputation, diversity, combination of theory and field experience, commitment to teaching, and maintenance of strong collegial relationships with the students in the program.

Department Chair

Research interests

  • Humanitarian interventions
  • Sustainable development
  • Global health

Department Director of Graduate Studies

Research interests

  • Political and social dynamics of environmental degradation
  • Prospects for sustainable development in China

Core Faculty

Research interests

  • Economic globalization and development
  • Environment and development
  • Worker rights vs. corporate rights

Research interests

  • Social enterprise
  • Nonprofit management

Research interests

  • Governance and citizen participation
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Action-research

Research interests

  • Bureaucracies of international aid projects
  • Politics of conservation
  • Haiti

Research interests

  • Governance and development
  • Social change and politics
  • Latin America

Research interests

  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Monitoring and evaluation

Research interests

  • Post-conflict democratization
  • Security-sector reform
  • Smart power and gastrodiplomacy

Research interests

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Extreme poverty reduction
  • Cultural communication
  • Women's empowerment

Research interests

  • Global health
  • Reproductive health and HIV
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Sexual and gender minorities

Research interests

  • Social Innovation/Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership and organizational effectiveness
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Alternatives to traditional capitalism 

Affiliated Faculty