Faculty
Collaboration is at the core of our faculty and student relationships. Our faculty members are internationally-recognized scholars and practitioners in fields including cross-cultural conflict and intergroup relations, democratic development, environmental governance and sustainability, gender studies, global health, international relations and political economy, mediation, and negotiation.
Department Chair and Graduate Program Directors
Stacy D. VanDeveer
Professor and Chair, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
stacy.vandeveer@umb.edu
Global resources and energy politics, global environmental and resource governance, comparative politics, European Union, environmental change, human security
Professor and Chair, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
stacy.vandeveer@umb.edu
Global resources and energy politics, global environmental and resource governance, comparative politics, European Union, environmental change, human security
J. Samuel Barkin
Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance and Program Director of Global Governance and Human Security MA and PhD Programs; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Samuel.Barkin@umb.edu
International relations theory and international organization, with particular attention to global environmental politics, international monetary politics, theories of sovereignty, and constructivist theory
Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance and Program Director of Global Governance and Human Security MA and PhD Programs; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Samuel.Barkin@umb.edu
International relations theory and international organization, with particular attention to global environmental politics, international monetary politics, theories of sovereignty, and constructivist theory
Joseph M. Brown
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Graduate Program Director of the International Relations MA Program
617.287.6901
Joseph.Brown@umb.edu
International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Non-State Actors, Signaling, Research Methods
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Graduate Program Director of the International Relations MA Program
617.287.6901
Joseph.Brown@umb.edu
International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Non-State Actors, Signaling, Research Methods
Karen Ross
Associate Professor and Conflict Resolution Graduate Program Director, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Karen.Ross@umb.edu
Peace education, dialogue, research methodology, grassroots peace-building, social movements, nonviolent action
Associate Professor and Conflict Resolution Graduate Program Director, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Karen.Ross@umb.edu
Peace education, dialogue, research methodology, grassroots peace-building, social movements, nonviolent action
Courtenay Sprague
Associate Professor of Global Health, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School and Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
617.287.7489
Courtenay.Sprague@umb.edu
Health Equity, HIV, Social Constructions of Health and Illness, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health, Qualitative Research Methods
Associate Professor of Global Health, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School and Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
617.287.7489
Courtenay.Sprague@umb.edu
Health Equity, HIV, Social Constructions of Health and Illness, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health, Qualitative Research Methods
Faculty
Eben Weitzman
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7238
Eben.Weitzman@umb.edu
Organizational Conflict, Intra-group Conflict in Mediation, Cultural Differences in Attitudes toward Conflict, Effects of Cooperation and Competition on Small Group Processes, Computer-aided Data Analysis in Qualitative Research
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7238
Eben.Weitzman@umb.edu
Organizational Conflict, Intra-group Conflict in Mediation, Cultural Differences in Attitudes toward Conflict, Effects of Cooperation and Competition on Small Group Processes, Computer-aided Data Analysis in Qualitative Research
Rita Kiki Edozie
Interim Dean, McCormack Graduate School, and Professor of Global Governance, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance
617.287.7231
RitaKiki.Edozie@umb.edu
African affairs and politics, global development, comparative democratization, international relations, international political economy, race and identity
Interim Dean, McCormack Graduate School, and Professor of Global Governance, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance
617.287.7231
RitaKiki.Edozie@umb.edu
African affairs and politics, global development, comparative democratization, international relations, international political economy, race and identity
Maria Ivanova
Associate Professor of Global Governance, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School. (On leave through December 2022)
617.287.7489
Maria.Ivanova@umb.edu
Global governance, environmental law and policy, multilateral environmental agreements, climate change, Sustainable Development Goals, US foreign environmental policy, international organizations, science-policy interface, United Nations reform, sustainability on campuses and in organizations.
Associate Professor of Global Governance, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School. (On leave through December 2022)
617.287.7489
Maria.Ivanova@umb.edu
Global governance, environmental law and policy, multilateral environmental agreements, climate change, Sustainable Development Goals, US foreign environmental policy, international organizations, science-policy interface, United Nations reform, sustainability on campuses and in organizations.
Darren Kew
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Darren.Kew@umb.edu
Civil society and transnational civil society development; international security and crisis intervention in Africa; conflict resolution efforts as grassroots approaches to promoting democracy, conflict, and democracy in Africa (especially Nigeria); culture and religion, international negotiation, nation-building
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Darren.Kew@umb.edu
Civil society and transnational civil society development; international security and crisis intervention in Africa; conflict resolution efforts as grassroots approaches to promoting democracy, conflict, and democracy in Africa (especially Nigeria); culture and religion, international negotiation, nation-building
Paul Kowert
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6942
Paul.Kowert@umb.edu
International relations theory, U.S.-Japan relations, foreign policy analysis, political psychology, research design
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6942
Paul.Kowert@umb.edu
International relations theory, U.S.-Japan relations, foreign policy analysis, political psychology, research design
Jeffrey Pugh
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Jeffrey.Pugh@umb.edu
Peace and Conflict Studies , International Studies , Latin American Politics, Institutions (Political Science) , Refugee Studies, Migration Studies , Social Movements
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Jeffrey.Pugh@umb.edu
Peace and Conflict Studies , International Studies , Latin American Politics, Institutions (Political Science) , Refugee Studies, Migration Studies , Social Movements
Marie Breen-Smyth
Visiting Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617 287-7489
mary.breen-smyth@umb.edu
Northern Ireland Conflict particularly human impact, trauma and victim politics, Children and Armed Conflict, Religion and Conflict, Research and Ethic Methods, Political Violence in Southern Africa and Israel/Palestine.
Visiting Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617 287-7489
mary.breen-smyth@umb.edu
Northern Ireland Conflict particularly human impact, trauma and victim politics, Children and Armed Conflict, Religion and Conflict, Research and Ethic Methods, Political Violence in Southern Africa and Israel/Palestine.
Douglas Thompson
Lecturer of Conflict Resolution, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance
McCormack Graduate School
617.844.1136
douglas.thompson@umb.edu
Environmental and Public Policy Disputes, Freshwater and Marine Issues, Habitat Protection Disputes, Court Mediation
Lecturer of Conflict Resolution, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance
McCormack Graduate School
617.844.1136
douglas.thompson@umb.edu
Environmental and Public Policy Disputes, Freshwater and Marine Issues, Habitat Protection Disputes, Court Mediation
Cecilia U. Idika-Kalu
Lecturer & Post-Doctoral Fellow in International Relations and Human Security; Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Cecilia.IdikaKalu@umb.edu
Security & Human Rights, Comparative Politics, African Politics, International Organizations, Global Development, Peace & Conflict Studies, Crisis & Emergency Management Policy.
Lecturer & Post-Doctoral Fellow in International Relations and Human Security; Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Cecilia.IdikaKalu@umb.edu
Security & Human Rights, Comparative Politics, African Politics, International Organizations, Global Development, Peace & Conflict Studies, Crisis & Emergency Management Policy.
Samantha Lakin
Lecturer in Conflict Resolution; Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Samantha.Lakin@umb.edu
Transitional Justice, Human Security, African Affairs, Great Lakes Region of Africa regional history and politics, Gender Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, Comparative Genocide, Qualitative Research Methods
Lecturer in Conflict Resolution; Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Samantha.Lakin@umb.edu
Transitional Justice, Human Security, African Affairs, Great Lakes Region of Africa regional history and politics, Gender Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, Comparative Genocide, Qualitative Research Methods
Faculty Fellows
Anna Agathangelou
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617-287-7489
anna.agathangelou@umb.edu
Globalization, Politics and Government, Empire and Contemporary Imperialism, Securities Studies, Feminist and Postcolonial Theory and Praxis
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617-287-7489
anna.agathangelou@umb.edu
Globalization, Politics and Government, Empire and Contemporary Imperialism, Securities Studies, Feminist and Postcolonial Theory and Praxis
Cynthia H. Enloe
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance
McCormack Graduate School
617-287-7489
cynthia.enloe@umb.edu
Interactions of Feminism, Women, Militarized Culture, War, Politics, and Globalized Economics
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance
McCormack Graduate School
617-287-7489
cynthia.enloe@umb.edu
Interactions of Feminism, Women, Militarized Culture, War, Politics, and Globalized Economics
Margaret P. Karns
Visiting Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School
617-287-7489
margaret.karns@umb.edu
International Politics; International Organizations and Global Governance; the United Nations System; Women in Leadership in Global Governance
Visiting Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School
617-287-7489
margaret.karns@umb.edu
International Politics; International Organizations and Global Governance; the United Nations System; Women in Leadership in Global Governance
B. Jane L. Parpart
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
1.3438831151
Jane.Parpart@umb.edu
Gender and Development as well as : masculinity, Gender, Conflict and (In)Security; Silence, Voice and Agency in Contested Gendered Sites.
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
1.3438831151
Jane.Parpart@umb.edu
Gender and Development as well as : masculinity, Gender, Conflict and (In)Security; Silence, Voice and Agency in Contested Gendered Sites.
Timothy M. Shaw
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Timothy.Shaw@umb.edu
International Political Economy, Human Development and Human Security, African and Caribbean Regions
Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School
617.287.7489
Timothy.Shaw@umb.edu
International Political Economy, Human Development and Human Security, African and Caribbean Regions
Affiliated Faculty
Nada Mustafa Ali
Senior Lecturer of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6779
nada.ali@umb.edu & gender_justice@yahoo.com
Gender and development; governance; human rights; militarization and post-conflict settings; HIV/AIDS; feminist theories and methodologies; the Middle East and Africa, including Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, and Egypt
Senior Lecturer of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6779
nada.ali@umb.edu & gender_justice@yahoo.com
Gender and development; governance; human rights; militarization and post-conflict settings; HIV/AIDS; feminist theories and methodologies; the Middle East and Africa, including Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, and Egypt
Elora Halim Chowdhury
Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Director, Human Rights Minor
617.287.6764
Elora.Chowdhury@umb.edu
Transnational feminisms, critical development studies, gender violence, human rights, narrative and film with an emphasis on South Asia
Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Director, Human Rights Minor
617.287.6764
Elora.Chowdhury@umb.edu
Transnational feminisms, critical development studies, gender violence, human rights, narrative and film with an emphasis on South Asia
Dolly Daftary
Associate Professor, International Development, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.4769
Dolly.Daftary@umb.edu
Global development, Institutional change, social and economic change processes, market-driven policy paradigms, democratic politics, political economy, transformation flows, agrarian studies, artisanal commodities, identity and cultural politics, ethnography, measurement
Associate Professor, International Development, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
617.287.4769
Dolly.Daftary@umb.edu
Global development, Institutional change, social and economic change processes, market-driven policy paradigms, democratic politics, political economy, transformation flows, agrarian studies, artisanal commodities, identity and cultural politics, ethnography, measurement
Leila Farsakh
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6932
leila.farsakh@umb.edu
Middle East Politics, Comparative Politics, Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6932
leila.farsakh@umb.edu
Middle East Politics, Comparative Politics, Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Michael Johnson
Professor, MPA Graduate Program Director, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.6967
michael.johnson@umb.edu
Management science planning models for public-sector facility location and service delivery, with applications to assisted housing and senior services
Professor, MPA Graduate Program Director, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.6967
michael.johnson@umb.edu
Management science planning models for public-sector facility location and service delivery, with applications to assisted housing and senior services
Michelle Jurkovich
Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6993
Michelle.Jurkovich@umb.edu
Food security, economic and social rights, ethics, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations
Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6993
Michelle.Jurkovich@umb.edu
Food security, economic and social rights, ethics, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations
Adugna Lemi
Associate Professor of Economics, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6962
adugna.lemi@umb.edu
International Trade and Finance, Multinational Corporations, Development Economics, International Political Economy, Poverty and Income Dynamics
Associate Professor of Economics, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6962
adugna.lemi@umb.edu
International Trade and Finance, Multinational Corporations, Development Economics, International Political Economy, Poverty and Income Dynamics
Heather MacIndoe
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director, Public Policy PhD Program; Research Affiliate, Center for Social Policy, UMass Boston; Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.4861
Heather.Macindoe@umb.edu
Organizational Theory, Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Advocacy, Organizational Collaborations, Philanthropy, Public and Private Funding for Social Services
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director, Public Policy PhD Program; Research Affiliate, Center for Social Policy, UMass Boston; Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.4861
Heather.Macindoe@umb.edu
Organizational Theory, Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Advocacy, Organizational Collaborations, Philanthropy, Public and Private Funding for Social Services
C. Heike Schotten
Professor of Political Science and Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Liberal Arts
617-287-6920
heike.schotten@umb.edu
Political theory: ancient, modern, and contemporary political thought; Nietzsche studies
Critical theory: queer theory and politics, biopolitics, feminist political theory, feminist and gender theory, radical/revolutionary political theory, Islamophobia and the War on Terror
Professor of Political Science and Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Liberal Arts
617-287-6920
heike.schotten@umb.edu
Political theory: ancient, modern, and contemporary political thought; Nietzsche studies
Critical theory: queer theory and politics, biopolitics, feminist political theory, feminist and gender theory, radical/revolutionary political theory, Islamophobia and the War on Terror
Amy E. Smith
Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.6975
amye.smith@umb.edu
Public Management, Gender and Diversity, Careers in Public Service, Work-Life Balance, Teaching and Mentoring in Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School
617.287.6975
amye.smith@umb.edu
Public Management, Gender and Diversity, Careers in Public Service, Work-Life Balance, Teaching and Mentoring in Graduate Education
Ursula Tafe
Senior Lecturer of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6922
ursula.tafe@umb.edu
International Organization, Democratic Peace Theory
Senior Lecturer of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
617.287.6922
ursula.tafe@umb.edu
International Organization, Democratic Peace Theory
Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
Associate Professor of Legal Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
N/A
Sindiso.MnisiWeeks@umb.edu
Law and society, human rights, human security, and human development, interface between culture/indigeneity and human rights/state law, gender and women's rights, economic, social, and cultural rights, governance and participatory democracy, deviance, informal justice, and community-based conflict management, political economy, colonial–postcolonial African history, community-based participatory and action-research methods
Associate Professor of Legal Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
N/A
Sindiso.MnisiWeeks@umb.edu
Law and society, human rights, human security, and human development, interface between culture/indigeneity and human rights/state law, gender and women's rights, economic, social, and cultural rights, governance and participatory democracy, deviance, informal justice, and community-based conflict management, political economy, colonial–postcolonial African history, community-based participatory and action-research methods