Master of Arts in Global Sustainability Policy and Management

GSPM Faculty

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The faculty for the Global Sustainability Policy and Management program consists of experts in the fields of development, policy, management, international politics, human rights, ethnic conflict, culture, civil society movements, race relations, and dialogue and mediation processes. They are drawn from both Brandeis University and neighboring academic institutions in the Boston area. In addition, the program utilizes visiting international faculty and draws upon the experience of international experts from many of the governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental organizations working in the fields of conflict resolution and sustainable international development.

Heller GPSM faculty bring a mix of area expertise, topical knowledge and field experience to their teaching and research. Most faculty members have held leader­ship positions in organizations that include United Nations agencies, private foundations such as the Ford Foundation, consulting groups such as World Education and John Snow Inc., and a range of nongovernmental advocacy organizations such as Oxfam America.

Pamina Firchow, Associate Professor

Pamina Firchow

Associate Professor

Pamina Firchow’s research interests focus on peacebuilding, transitional justice and reconciliation, as well as research methods. She is interested in the international accompaniment of local communities affected by mass violence, the role of concept formation in measurement and evaluation of difficult-to-define concepts (like peace) and how local communities can be included in these processes. She co-leads the Everyday Peace Indicators project and has published extensively in top peer reviewed journals and an award-winning book, “Reclaiming Everyday Peace: Local Voices in Measurement and Evaluation after War.”
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Sandra Jones, Associate Director of International Affairs, MA Program in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence

Sandra Jones

Lecturer and Executive Director, Global Programs

Sandy Jones' background includes 7 years in technology and 15 years in the field of conflict resolution with an emphasis on social psychology and social identity, genocide studies, and the creation of experiential learning programs in post-conflict regions.
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Joseph K. Assan, PhD, Director, MA in Sustainable International Development Program

Joseph Assan

Senior Lecturer

Expertise: International political economy, sustainable development, international development, development studies, development management, sustainable livelihoods, climate change adaptation and poverty reduction, environmentally-induced vulnerabilities and human security, resilience to climatic variability, environmentally-induced migration and development policy analysis, environment, health and human well-being

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Ricardo Godoy, Professor of International Development

Ricardo Godoy

Professor

Expertise: Acculturation; inequality; social capital; econometrics; research design; Bolivia; indigenous peoples; native Amazonians; panel studies; randomized controlled trials

Dr. Godoy manages the Tsimane’ Amazonian Panel Study that conducts annual measures of socioeconomic, demographic, health, and psychological indicators.

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Nader Habibi, Professor

Nader Habibi

Professor

Expertise: Microeconomic theory; economics of the Middle East; managerial economics; development economics

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Susan Holcombe, Professor Emerita

Susan Holcombe

Professor Emerita of the Practice

Expertise: Management and implementation of development policies, programs, and projects

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Marion Howard, MA'04, Professor Emerita

Marion Howard, MA SID'04

Professor Emerita

Expertise: Planning and implementation, small island sustainable development, coastal and marine conservation, protected areas, community participation

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Ravi Lakshmikanthan, MA SID'99, Lecturer

Ravi Lakshmikanthan, MA SID'99

Lecturer

Expertise: Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in international development projects; certified GIS Professional (GISP)

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Headshot of Professor Alain Lempereur

Alain Lempereur

Alan B. Slifka Professor of Conflict Resolution and Coexistence

Alain Lempereur promotes responsible negotiation and mediation worldwide through research, leadership training and consulting. His books in many languages include "The First Move. A Negotiator’s Companion" and "Mediation: Negotiation by Other Moves." His responsible negotiation research and executive seminars support leaders and humanitarians in the field.

Expertise: Responsible Leadership, Responsible Negotiation, Humanitarian Negotiation, Mediation, Questioning, Peace, Coexistence, Post-Conflict, Facilitation, Philosophy of Law, Jurisprudence, Legal Rhetoric, Reconciliation, Peace Education.

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Rob Grace, Adjunct Lecturer

Rob Grace

Adjunct Lecturer

Expertise: Politics of Humanitarian Action, Humanitarian Negotiation, Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination, International Fact-Finding
Richard Lockwood, Instructor

Richard Lockwood

Adjunct Adviser

Expertise: analysis of agricultural, food, and nutrition policy on the well-being of nutritionally vulnerable populations

Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Adjunct Lecturer

Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar

Adjunct Lecturer

Expertise: Economic development; macroeconomic theory and policy; feminist economics

Rajesh Sampath, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights, and Social Change

Rajesh Sampath

Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights and Social Change

Expertise: General topics in applied moral and political philosophy; philosophy of development; comparative religions; theories of justice; development ethics; philosophy of law, comparative constitutional law, human rights and theories of democracy

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Donald Shepard, Professor

Donald Shepard

Professor

Expertise: Health economics, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis, health financing in the United States and globally, and their application to drug and alcohol abuse, cardiovascular disease, dengue and malaria

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Laurence Simon, Professor and Director, Center for Global Development and Sustainability

Laurence R. Simon

Professor and Director, Center for Global Development and Sustainability

Expertise: Philosophy of development, political/cultural geography, psychological and cultural barriers to poverty alleviation, agrarian reform, project planning and implementation, organizational management, post-harvest technology transfer, social exclusion and emancipatory development, qualitative evaluation

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Nanako Tamaru

Nanako Tamaru

Adjunct Lecturer

Areas of expertise: Peacebuilding; Women, Peace and Security; Gender equality and social inclusion; Constitution drafting; Inclusive statebuilding; Governance/Rule of Law; Peace process design; Training/Facilitation
David J. Whalen, MBA'00, Adjunct Lecturer

David Whalen, MBA'00

Adjunct Lecturer

Expertise: effective management of development and fundraising programs