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I am involved with the following organizations through activism, professional affiliation, and often personal friendships.  I will be updating this page in May 2010.

Professional Organizations:

African Studies Association
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Fulbright Alumni Association

African Politics Conference Group – an organized section within each of the above associations.  An essential (and inexpensive) membership for any graduate student interested in African politics.  They publish a useful list of recent publications and upcoming events, and they also organize panels at academic conferences.

Non-Governmental Organizations of interest:

Institute for Policy Studies
Center for International Policy
We Are Family is a community service organization in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of DC
The UNITE Foundation in Togo, where AU alum Matt Michaels is doing some of his Peace Corps service.  A four week camp for young women’s empowerment.
Maasai Good Salvage Outreach Organization and their partner organization, Jambo Volunteers in Ngong Hills, Kenya

Advocacy Organizations:

Africa Action
Association of Concerned Africa Scholars
TransAfrica Forum
Latin America Working Group
Washington Office on Latin America
Jubilee USA

Social Networking:

Feel free to find me on LinkedIn or Facebook but please do not send the generic email request.

I organize former students into groups based on the class they took with me – it’s very helpful when they remind me which class that was.   Please note that if I do not personally know you, then I may not accept your request.

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• FEATURED PAPER: “The Political Economy of African Responses to the U.S. Africa Command”

  The United States unveiled a consolidated military command for Africa in 2007. The Department of Defense (DOD) attributed the largely negative African reactions to a public relations failure, but contradictory statements continued even after DOD acknowledged its blunders. I test a political economy explanation for African reactions using a content analysis of over 500 African print and radio news sources. Test results show that support for the Command corresponded with greater aid dependence, and that countries sustaining high levels of growth with less foreign aid were more critical of the Command. The findings suggest that good economic performance increases the latitude African countries have when responding to U.S. policy leverage.

  (Read the article in the AFRICA TODAY, fall 2010 issue)