“Although the Brown School is a diverse community, our students have a common desire to make things better.  In order to make great change, however, you need to understand the context in which you are working.  My work has been focused on understanding the social context and the organization of communities. By combining anthropology, economics, and other social sciences, I want to advance what we know about these processes to help communities improve over time.

“The majority of students that I teach in my international social development course are from outside the United States.  The topics we cover are very relevant to their life experiences and their insights enrich the classroom experience for all of us.  It’s a great exchange and I learn a lot about approaches that may work or not work in their countries.”