Current Students

Muwafaq Al-serhan MA, International Sustainable Development, Brandeis University. From Jordan.
Muwafaq is studying the developmental constraints in the Arabic world, particularly in the remote areas.
Maria del Pilar Casal MS, Economics, UW-Madison. From Argentina.
Maria is studying the relationship between electoral results and fiscal performance in Argentina.
Liliana Cisneros MS, Development Policy and Administration, UW-Madison. From Nicaragua and the U.S.
Liliana is studying institutional capacity building in Nicaraguan municipalities.
Michael Dougherty MA, Political Science, Illinois State University. From The U.S.
Michael is studying foreign direct investment in the extractive sector in Central America. CV
Valeria Galetto MA, Social Anthropology, Universidad Iberoamericana. From Argentina.
Valeria is studying international migration to the U.S. and local development in rural Mexico.
Masahiko Haraguchi
(on leave)		 Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies, Institute of Developing Economies Advanced School; MA in International Relations, Hiroshima University. From Fukuoka, Japan.
Masahiko is studying the policy implication of the issues of the trade, development and environment.
Martin Hernandez MA, Rural Development, University Austral de Chile. From Mexico.
Martin is studying strategies for improving social and economic livelihoods among rural and low income families in Mexico.
John Ifediora M.A, University of Chicago, J.D, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D, University of Illinois at Chicago. From the U.S.
John is studying factors that have perennially subdued socio-economic development in sub-saharan Africa, with particular emphasis on Nigeria.
Janina Mera MA Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Janina is studying land reform models in Brazil.
Farzana Ramzan MA, International Afffairs, The New School. From the U.S.
Farzana is a visiting PhD student from the University of Manchester and is studying poverty reduction efforts in Tanzania.
Abdul Rehman Khan MA Sustainable International Development, Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA. From Pakistan.
Abdul is studying governance issues pertaining to social, economical and political development in the less developed countries, especially the South Asian and Southeast Asian region.
Patricia Toledo MS Economics, UW-Madison. From Chile.
Patricia is studying structural poverty in Chile from a qualitative-quantitative approach.
Wan Noor Halizan Wan Zan MA Energy and Environmental Analysis, Boston University, from Malaysia.,
Wan is studying the correlation between capital inflows and deforestation and desertification in developing countries.
Fred Washington MSW Social Work, Walla Walla College
Fred is studying conflict resolutions between ethnic groups and the role of spirituality in faith-based NGOs.
Katie Aajar Zaman MS Community Health, Minnesota State University.
Katie is studying women, information technology and development.