Global Development Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Dave O. Benjamin, Ph.D.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Academic and policy writing. Public affairs. International Affairs expert.

EMPLOYMENT:

Aug 2006 to May 2023 Associate/Assistant Professor, University of Bridgeport.

Associate Professor of Global Development, University of Bridgeport. Chair of MA in Global Development & Peace, College of Public & International Affairs. Taught graduate courses: Development Economics, International Human Rights, Corruption. Supervised theses.

Taught undergraduate courses: International Human Rights, Diplomacy & Foreign Policy, United Nations Studies.

Mentored graduate students and undergraduates. Took top students on as research assistants, preparing them for further graduate study, careers in research, and the law.

Innovated simulations of United Nations Security Council and General Assembly meetings and decision-making about issues pertaining to international peace and security, ranging from crises to climate change. This taught students nuances of diplomacy and negotiation, critical self-analysis, and critical problem-solving skills.

During this period, set up the MA program through its infancy. Worked at helping students to build career opportunities in diplomacy, law, international trade, and academia. Built ties with the United Nations for visits by UN experts to speak in closed and open fora at the University through the Global Development & Peace program. Also worked with the United Nations Department of Public Information for students to have technical briefings by UN experts (August 2008 – May 2010).

Honors Program faculty member. Gave sections of courses designed for Honors students. Innovations included moot international court; simulations in negotiation and mediation; addressing international conflicts; drafting foreign policy papers for US President and for UN Secretary General.

Had students dissect documentaries to parse authoritative sources, secondary sources, fact and opinion, and problem-solving.

Chair, B.A. in International Political Economy and Diplomacy program (Jan 2008 – May 2010). Transformed program from a regionally-focused program to one that concentrated on themes, theory, and deeper understanding of International political economy and negotiation/mediation. Built a competitive program whose graduates went on to doctoral programs, law schools, MBA programs, and other graduate programs. Many went on to careers in the international private sector, working with multinational enterprises.

Wrote handouts that helped colleagues develop and expand teaching of critical thinking, analytic research, and synthetic writing skills for College of Public & International Affairs.

Aug 2005 to Dec 2005 Adjunct Professor, University of Bridgeport. Taught: PSCI 207 World Politics (9 students), and SOCI 101 Principles of Sociology (40 students), SOSC 201 Introduction to Social Sciences (40 students).

Aug 2004 to Aug 2005 Assistant Professor in Residence, Political Science Department, University of Connecticut (Storrs campus). Fall 2004 semester: POLS 211 Contemporary International Politics, POLS 212 Global Interdependence and Crisis of World Order, POLS 225 International Organizations and Law (all upper class undergraduate courses, with enrolment of over 50 students in each course). Spring 2005 semester: POLS 132 Introduction to International Relations (to Honors students, enrolment 35), POLS 219 Politics of American Foreign Policy (upper class with enrolment 107), POLS 221 National and International Security (upper class with enrolment of 105).

Jan 2004 to Dec 2004 Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of Bridgeport, CT. Taught PSCI 209 United Nations Studies; PSCI 101 American Government (introductory course with enrolment of over 40).

Aug 1999 to Jul 2003 Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Politics, St. George's University (Grenada). Courses designed and taught: POLI 331 Political Geography; POLI 312 Introduction to International and Regional Organisations; POLI 310 Introduction to International Relations; POLI 306 Politics of Development; POLI 205 Caribbean Government and Politics; POLI 200 Introduction to Political Science. Co-designed and course director of LIBS 402 Caribbean Issues and Perspectives. Also course director of GENL 102 Community Service (general education course intended to involve the student in community activity).

Chair, Liberal Studies programme, School of Arts and Sciences, St. George’s University. Was responsible for design of the recently inaugurated Liberal Studies programme. Was responsible for a faculty of nine, four of whom were full-time (Oct 2002 to May 2003).

Chair, Social Sciences programme, School of Arts and Sciences, St. George’s University. Was not responsible for design of the complete programme, but built on what my predecessor had done. Was responsible for a faculty of six (Oct 1999 to Jun 2001).

Oct 1998 to Aug 1999 Lecturer, T.A. Marryshow Community College, Grenada. Taught General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level European History (1450 to 1973), and General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Politics and Government to students aged between 16 and 19 years. Was also responsible for pastoral care of students in other disciplines through a mentor group.

Jan 1999 to May 1999 Instructor (Adjunct Professor) in Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, St. George's University. Designed and taught POLI 200 Introduction to Political Science and POLI 205 Caribbean Government and Politics.

Jun 1981 to Jan 1982 Political Affairs Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grenada. Was responsible for the Middle East. Was concurrently attached to the Protocol Division of the Ministry.

MEDIA AND OTHER APPEARANCES:

2023 Interview with Voice of America (Eurasia) – Russia and the UN Security Council (24 April) broadcast at www.youtube.com, www.golosameriki.com, https://twitter.com/GolosAmeriki/status/1650638247553564672

2022 ‘The UN: Cop or Robber?’, by Faigy Grunfeld Hamodia Prime, (August 10) pp. 30-33.

2022 Expert panel symposium hosted by Norwalk Community College (9 March) virtual symposium.

2021 Interviewed on “UN Fit for Purpose?”, Listen to DriveTime Show Podcast (October 10), Voice of Islam (London).

BOOK CHAPTERS:

2014 ‘The Necessity Defense to the Criminal Use of Chemical Weapons: Prosecutor against Head of State, Post-war Country’, Stephanie Wolfe, Dave Benjamin and Rick Crawford, (Chapter 5) in Henry F. Carey & Stacey M. Mitchell (eds.) Understanding International Law through Moot Courts: Genocide, Torture, Habeas Corpus, Chemical Weapons, and the Responsibility to Protect, (Lexington Books, 2014).

2011 ‘Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity: The Revolution in International Criminal Law’, chapter 2 in International Law: Challenges in the Twenty-First Century, (ed.) Sanford R. Silverburg (Boulder: Westview, 2011) pp. 13-31.

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

2023 ‘Corruption, Human Rights, and State Collapse’, International Affairs Forum, Washington, DC (March - forthcoming).

2010‘Rethinking Non-Intervention: The Challenge of Article 2(4)(7) of the UN Charter and Protecting the Dispossessed’, Public Integrity, Vol. 12, Number 3, (Summer 2010), pp. 201-218.

2010 ‘Sudan and the Resort to Regional Arrangements: Putting Effect to the Responsibility to Protect?’, International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 14, Number 2, (April 2010) pp. 233-245.

2009 ‘Last Resort: A Case for Humanitarian Intervention in the Responsibility to Protect’, International Journal on World Peace, Vol. XXVI, No. 4 (December) pp. 37-62.

2009‘From Collective to Human Security: Development and Peace in the 21st Century’, Journal of Global Development and Peace, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April) 44-56, at [http://www1bstn.bridgeport.edu/include/pdf/ic/Journal_Spring2009.pdf].

2009 ‘Protecting the Protectors: NGO Action and the Responsibility to Protect’, International Journal on World Peace, Vol. XXVI, No. 1 (March) 31-50.

2002 ‘Implications of Mass Terrorism for the Caribbean Community: The Case of Grenada’, paper presented to the interdisciplinary island conference Beyond Walls: a Multidisciplinary Approach, University of the West Indies, Marryshow House, St. George’s, Grenada, 9 January. Paper is published at [http://www.uwichill.edu.bb/bnccde/grenada/conference/paperdex.html].

1998 ‘Fact or Fiction? The Reagan-Thatcher “Special Relationship”, and the Falklands/Malvinas and Grenada Crises’, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, Volume 23, Number 2 (June) 30-46.

1990 ‘Grenada: Trials and Tribulations’, The Griot, (March).

1989 ‘The Tiananmen Square Massacre in Perspective’, The Griot, (September).

1989 ‘Toward a Caribbean Foreign Policy’, The Griot, (July-August).

BOOK REVIEWS:

2013 Making Human Rights a Reality by Emilie M. Hafner-Burton (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013). Published in Human Rights Review, 14:4 (December 2013) 415-417.

2013 Can Intervention Work, Rory Stewart & Gerald Knaus (New York: WW Norton, 2011). Forthcoming in H-Net Human Rights.

2013 Good Samaritans and Like-Minded States: Human Rights as Foreign Policy, Alison Brysk (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010). Published in International Studies Review, 15:2 (June 2013) 298-299.

2013 Acts of Activism: Human Rights as Radical Performance, D. Soyini Madison (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010). Published in Human Rights Review, 14:2 (March 2013) 163-164.

2011 Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, and Intervention in Haiti, Erica Caple James (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010). Published in Human Rights Review, 12:4 (December 2011) 541-543.

2010 Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance, Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Joel P. Trachtman (eds.) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009). Published July 2010 at http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=25900

2009 US-Grenada Relations: Revolution and Intervention in the Backyard, Gary Williams, (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe, Number 87 (October 2009).

2009 Twenty Theses on Politics, Enrique Dussel, (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2009). International Social Science Review. (Fall 2009) .

2009 New Rights Advocacy: Changing Strategies of Development and Human Rights NGOs, by Paul J. Nelson and Ellen Dorsey, (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2008). International Social Science Review, Vol. 84, Nos. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2009) pp. 99-101. Now available for e-download at Amazon.com, see: http://www.amazon.com/Nelson-Ellen-Dorsey-Rights-Advocacy/dp/B002HHPPZO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=125*******&sr=1-1.

2008 Democracy across Borders: From Dêmos to Dêmoi, (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007), International Social Science Review, Volume 83, Numbers 3 & 4 (Fall 2008), pp. 190-193, available at [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IMR/is_3-4_83/ai_n31300187/pg_3/?tag=content;col1].

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PUBLIC LECTURES:

2022 Norwalk Community College – participated in a two member expert panel (with Dr. Joel Blatt – UConn) – to discuss The War in Ukraine. (9 March).

2017 ‘Is Protection from the Impact of Climate Change a Human Right?’ (co-authored with Martina Santia), Paper presented at the 58th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Baltimore (February 22).

2016 ‘What does the FIFA Indictment Tell About the World of Grand Political Corruption?’, Paper presented at the 57th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Atlanta (March 19).

2014 ‘Fighting Political Corruption: The Roles of International Conventions’, Paper presented at the 55th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Toronto (March 26-29).

2013 ‘Grand Political Corruption as an International Crime’, Paper presented at the 54th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, (April 3-6).

2012 ‘Implementing the Responsibility to Protect: Comparing Libya and Côte d’Ivoire’, Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Diego, (April 1-4).

2011 ‘Deterring Corruption’, Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the New York State Political Science Association, Niagara University, (April 8-9).

2011 ‘Whose Responsibility to Protect?’, Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Montreal, (March 16-19, 2011).

2010 Moot Court – International Studies Association, 52nd Annual Convention, New Orleans. Worked with two counterparts in preparing the case for the prosecution of a head of state for crimes against humanity and war crimes. My responsibility was preparing the legal norms and principles, and the relevant cases. The drafting was done by another member of the team. The prosecution won the case.

2010 ‘Human Security and Prevention of State Collapse’, Paper presented at the 51st Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, (17-21 February).

2009 ‘Last Resort: A Case for Humanitarian Intervention in the Responsibility to Protect’, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the New England Political Science Association, Portland, Maine, (7-9 May).

2009 ‘Changing Norms in International Humanitarian Law: From Non-Intervention to R2P’, Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Marriott Marquis, New York City, (16 February).

2008 ‘R2P and Sovereignty: Toward a More Rigorous Standard of Protection’, Annual Conference of the International Studies Association North East, Baltimore, Maryland, 3 October.

2008‘Sudan and the Resort to Regional Arrangements: Putting Effect to the Responsibility to Protect?’, Annual Conference of the International Studies Association West, San Francisco, 26 September 2008.

2008‘Rethinking Non-Intervention: The Challenge of Article 2(4)(7) of the UN Charter and Protecting the Dispossessed', paper presented to the New England Political Science Association (NEPSA) Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, 26 April.

2008 ‘Protecting the Protectors: A Case for Immunities and Privileges for NGOs in Conflict Zones’, Peer Presentation to Faculty Advisers at the 2008 National Model United Nations Conference, Sheraton and Towers, New York, 21 March.

2007 ‘The Responsibility to Protect: Advocacy and Action in the 21st Century’, paper presented to the annual conference of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), Toronto, 9 November.

2003 ‘Terrorism and Security: Public, Private and Regional Cooperation’, participant at U.S.-Caribbean Executives Club Global Policy Briefing, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., 22 May.

2003 ‘Francophonie, the Commonwealth and the Caribbean Experience’, Panellist, Alliance Française (St. George’s, Grenada), 21 March.

2002 ‘Sports Event Planning, Management and Marketing’, Moderator of session at a three day symposium sponsored by the Organisation of American States, Best Practices in Event Planning, Management and Marketing, Grenada Grand Beach Resort, 4 November.

2002 ‘9/11 and American Foreign Policy’, expert panellist on a programme televised live on Grenada Cablevision, Community Channel, 9 September.

2002 ‘Resurgence of the Extreme Right in Europe’, Guest Speaker at Bastille Day (French National Day) celebrations, 13 July, Alliance Française, St. George’s, Grenada. Unpublished paper.

2001 ‘For Whose Benefit? The Bourgeoisie, or the Peasants of France?’, (French National Day) celebrations, 14 July, Alliance Française, St. George’s, Grenada. Unpublished paper.

1999 ‘The Politics of Education in the Caribbean’, Lecture to students in the Education programme, St. George’s University, 1 November. Unpublished paper.

1999‘The Crisis in Kosovo’, open lecture to faculty and students, St. George’s University, 15 April. Unpublished paper.

1995 Observer at Environmental Impact of Tourism on Small Island States, Royal Geographical Society, London, October.

1987 Observer at Regionalism: Comparative Experiences and Prospects, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, May.

1986 Participant at International Bargaining and Negotiation, University of the West Indies and United Nations International Peace Academy, Institute of International Relations, St. Augustine, December.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

2009 ‘Tragedy of Zimbabwe’, Commentary in Washington Times, OpEd (12 February) online at [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/12/tragedy-of-zimbabwe/].

CONFERENCE SERVICE: PANEL CHAIR/DISCUSSANT:

2019 ‘Refugee Policy Options’, Discussant, Junior Scholar Symposium, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, (March 28).

2019 ‘Chandra Sriram Memorial Panel’, Roundtable Chair, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, (March 28). I co-ordinated this panel, from getting the Program Chairs to agree the panel and scheduling, to identifying and inviting Chandra’s co-authors, friends and mentees.

2019 ‘The ICC: Problems and Processes’, Panel Chair, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, (March 29).

2016 ‘Money, Conflict, and Corruption’, Panel Chair & Discussant, International Studies Association, Northeast Chapter Annual Conference, Baltimore, (November 5).

2016 ‘Global Development and Inequality’, Panel Chair & Discussant, International Studies Association, Northeast Chapter Annual Conference, Baltimore, (November 4).

2014 ‘Perspectives on Human Rights’, Panel Chair, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, (March 26).

2014 ‘The Domestic Politics of International Cooperation’, Panel Chair, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, (March 27).

2014 Human Rights, Globalization, and Geopolitics’, Panel Chair & Discussant, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, (March 28).

2013 ‘Humanitarianism, Intervention, and Ethics’, Panel Chair & Discussant, International Studies Association Northeast 2013, (November 8).

2013 ‘State-Building and State Failure’, Panel Discussant, New England Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting, Portland, ME, (May 3).

2013 ‘Current International Problems’, Panel Chair & Discussant, New York State Political Science Association 67th Annual Meeting, Syracuse, NY (April 19).

2013 ‘Challenges to the Responsibility to Prosecute’, Panel Chair, International Studies Association 54th Annual Convention, San Francisco, (April 3-6).

2013 ‘Democracy: Political Corruption and Elections’, Panel Chair, International Studies Association 54th Annual Convention, San Francisco, (April 3-6).

2013 ‘Political Corruption and Human Rights’, Roundtable Chair, International Studies Association 54th Annual Convention, San Francisco, (April 3-6).

2012 ‘R2P and Human Security’, Panel Chair & Discussant, ISA Northeast, Baltimore, MD, (November 2-3).

2012 ‘Foreign Policy: Soft Power, Foreign Aid and State Building’, Panel Chair & Discussant, ISA South Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, (October 12-14).

2012 ‘Explaining and Understanding Political Conflict in Divided Societies’, Panel Chair, ISA South Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, (October 12-14).

2012 ‘Democracy - Explanan and Explanandum’, Panel Discussant, ISA South Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, (October 12-14).

2012 ‘International Relations Theory’, Panel Discussant, New England Political Science Association Annual 2012 Annual Meeting, Portsmouth, NH, (April 28).

2011 ‘Sovereignty and State-Centrism: Critical Perspectives’, Panel Chair & Discussant, International Studies Association Northeast Conference, Newport, RI, (November 5).

2011 ‘International Relations: Morality, Norms, and the Transformation of Power in International Relations’, Panel Chair and Discussant, New England Political Science Association 2011 Annual Meeting, Hartford (April 28-30).

2011 ‘Diplomatic and Development Problems’, Panel Chair and Discussant, New York Political Science Association 65th Annual Conference, Niagara University (April 8-9).

2011 ‘Responsibility and Accountability in the Responsibility to Protect’, Panel Chair and Discussant, 52nd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Montreal (March 15-19).

2010 ‘Challenges Facing the Politics of Tolerance and Reconciliation’, Panel Chair and Discussant, Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Boston, (13 November).

2010 ‘International Political Economy’, Panel Chair and Discussant, International Studies Association Northeast Annual Conference, Baltimore, (6 November).

2010 ‘Securing Bodies and Borders’, Panel Chair, International Studies Association Northeast Annual Conference, Baltimore, (5 November).

2010 ‘International Relations: Reckoning with the Past’, Panel Chair and Discussant, New England Political Science Association 2010 Annual Meeting, Newport, Rhode Island, (22 April).

2010 ‘Human Security and the Challenges of Children in War’, Panel Chair and Discussant, International Studies Association 51st Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, (20 February).

2010 ‘International Law and Human Security’, Panel Discussant, International Studies Association 51st Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, (20 February).

2010 ‘Authorized and Unauthorized Humanitarian Interventions and the Construction of Peace’, Panel Discussant, International Studies Association 51st Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, (17 February).

2009 ‘International Law: Challenges, Initiatives and Policy’, Panel Discussant, Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (19 November).

2009 ‘Finance and International Relations’, Panel Chair, Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylavnia (19 November).

2009 ‘What Happens After the War?’, Chair & Discussant, International Studies Association, North-East Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, (3 October).

2009 ‘International Relations: National Security Issues’, Panel Chair and Discussant, New England Political Science Association Annual Conference, Portland, Maine, (8 May).

2009 ‘Deviance and Compliance with International Legal Regimes’, Panel Chair, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Marriott Marquis, New York City, (17 February).

2009 ‘Sovereignty and International Law’, Panel Discussant, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Marriott Marquis, New York City, (16 February).

2008 ‘Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy’, Panel Chair and Discussant, International Studies Association (ISA-North-East), Annual Conference, Baltimore, (3-4 October).

2008 ‘Seeking Social Justice in the Theory and Practice of International Politics’, Chair and Discussant, International Studies Association (ISA-West), Annual Conference, San Francisco, (26-28 September).

PEER REVIEWER:

Academic Book Publishers:

Oct 2019 Rowman & Littlefield (manuscript review)

Mar 2019 CQ Press (book proposal review)

Oct 2018 Sage (book proposal review)

Jul 2017 Sage (book proposal review)

Nov 2014 University of Toronto Press (book manuscript review)

June 2012 Kumarian Press (book manuscript review)

Oct 2009 Oxford University Press (book manuscript review)

Apr 2009 Westview Press (book manuscript review)

Jan 2005 Pearson-Longman (book manuscript review)

Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Aug 2014 British Journal of International Studies (article manuscript review)

Aug 2013 African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (article manuscript review)

Dec 2012 International Studies Perspectives (article manuscript review)

Sep 2012 Human Rights Review (article manuscript review)

Dec 2010 International Journal on World Peace (article manuscript review)

May 2009 New England Journal of Political Science (article manuscript review)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2019-2020 President New England Political Science Association.

Worked with the Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer in planning the 2020 Annual Meeting to have been held in Mystic, Connecticut. Am on the Executive Board ex officio.

2015-2023 Member, Executive Board, New England Political Science Association.

2018-2019 Member, Ferguson Book Award Committee, ISA Northeast.

Worked with 3 colleagues in evaluating close to 30 newly published academic books to decide a winner. All were from top academic publishing houses, especially Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Routledge.

2015-2018 Program Co-Chair, Human Rights Section, ISA Annual Conventions.

Worked with one colleague in each Convention cycle to build a program of 43 to 46 panels in the Human Rights field. Introduce innovative panels such as climate change and human rights, restorative justice, rights of indigenous peoples.

2015-2016 Member, International Law Section Book Award Committee, ISA.

Worked with 2 colleagues to evaluate over 30 newly published academic books in international law to determine a winner on behalf of ISA.

2014 International Relations Section Head, New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Woodstock, Vermont.

Built 15 panels in International Relations for the 2014 Annual Meeting of New England Political Science Association. Have served as IR Section Head intermittently since then as needed by the Association. One of the responsibilities of a senior faculty member.

2013–2014 Member, Ferguson Book Award Committee, ISA Northeast.

2012–2014 Secretary, Human Rights Section, ISA. Also served on Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee for ISA 2012 Convention.

2010-2012 Secretary to the Human Rights Section, ISA.

2009–2011 American Political Science Association – Human Rights Section – Steering Committee Member.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

2013 to 2019 Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS). Active member.

2008 to 2018 American Society of International Law.

2008 to 2018 International Political Science Association.

2007 to 2019 American Political Science Association.

2007 to present New England Political Science Association. Board Member.

2006 to present International Studies Association. Active member.

May 1990 to - present Fellow, Cambridge Commonwealth Society, University of Cambridge.

Jan 1988 to Jan 1992 Associate Member, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

2021 Search Committee, Criminal Justice and Human Security.

2020 Chair, School Personnel Committee Chair (School of Public & International Affairs).

As Chair, I managed the faculty committee in the SPIA that recommended non-ternured faculty members for reappointment, promotion, tenure, termination and promotion matters.

2019 Chair, School Personnel Committee Chair (School of Public & International Affairs).

2018 Chair, College Personnel Committee Chair (College of Public & International Affairs & Shintaro Akatsu School of Design).

This committee made recommendations to the Dean of the College, the University Personnel Committee (all faculty), and Provost regarding reappointment, promotion, tenure, or termination of non-tenured faculty members, and promotion matters vis a vis tenured faculty members.

2013-15 Chair, College Personnel Committee Chair (College of Public & International Affairs & Shintaro Akatsu School of Design).

2014-15 Chaired committee to design Ph.D. in Public & International Affairs for the College of Public & International Affairs.

2012-15 Faculty Council President. Elected to a second term in 2014. Initiated efforts to have Council representatives and administrators establish a grievance committee that would guide the university about procedures to address grievance issues that did not fall into the ambit of RPT or HR matters.

Oversaw all the work of the Faculty Council. Represented the Council in meetings with the Provost and President of the university. Led the Council in redesigning the Course Evaluation Form to shift focus from professor to learning outcomes. Led revisions to the Faculty Handbook, which were presented to the University Handbook Committee.

2011 Chaired roundtable on Best Practices in Teaching, Faculty Development Day, (September 27). Presented best practices approaches to teaching and mentoring for benefit of non-tenured faculty, although I was not yet tenured.

2010-11 University Senate Secretary, University of Bridgeport.

2009-10 Executive Committee Member, University Senate, University of Bridgeport.

2009 Presentation to Bridgeport International Academy, Bridgeport, CT – ‘The United Nations’ (March 19th).

2009 Recognition award by Undergraduate Student Government Association at annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony, University of Bridgeport, (April 23rd).

2009 Workshops with Undergraduate Student Government Association – Role of Student Government, and Robert’s Rules of Order, University of Bridgeport, (Jan 31 & Mar 2). Workshops were intended to educate student government leaders about representation of the people, rules of parliamentary procedure, negotiating with university administration, accountability, transparency.

2008-12 Managing Editor, Journal of Global Development and Peace. I was the inaugural managing editor. Identified peer reviewers and established an editorial review board.

2008-10 University Senate, International College Representative.

2008-10 Faculty Council, International College Representative. Co-author of Resolution Coding for Faculty Council.

2008-10 Faculty Adviser to the Caribbean Heritage Association of Students.

2008 Chair, IPED Search Committee, University of Bridgeport. (Spring/Summer)

2008 Member, Criminal Justice/Crime and Human Security Search Committee, University of Bridgeport. (Spring/Summer).

2008-09 Member, Criminal Justice/Crime and Human Security

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