Research and Active Learning

Students

Read about some of the undergraduates who have engaged in research and internships:

A commitment to activism and community development resulted in a seven month stay for Evan Wilson '06 in Windhoek, Namibia.

Geography and International Development and Social Change double-major Akosua Ampofo '05, a native of Ghana, used an Anton Fellowship to study a community of child-headed households in the region of Gikongoro, Rwanda.

Kasia Kedzia (IDSC/BA '05) recently returned from Sudan, where she managed a project to introduce new technologies to improve local economy and reduce vulnerability of internally displaced women and girls in conflict-affected areas with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with UNICEF, IOM and other UN agencies. The work, much of which was carried out in Internally Displaced People (IDP) Camps in South Darfur, entailed the development of overall strategy as well as the monitoring and evaluation framework. She managed a multi-cultural team to conduct participatory market and social assessments of acceptability, ensured ongoing data collection by partners through training and technical support, as well as conducted the final evaluation of this phase of the project.

Faculty

Read about the work of some of our faculty:

Dr. Kiran Asher views global political economy from three perspectives—-gender, ethnicity, and location. Read more.

Dr. David Bell is an educator and psychologist who has worked extensively in Southern Africa in the field of education, empowerment, social transformation and community development. Read more.

Dr. William Fisher's research centers on the social and environmental impact of large dams, forced displacement, transnational advocacy, competition over natural resources and non-governmental organizations. Read more.

Visit the IDCE website for more information about Research Activities going on within the department.