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Achieving Sustainable Development in AfricaInternational Conference at the University of PittsburghMarch 29-30, 2012 |
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Speakers and PanelistsKeynote speaker: Clive Mutunga Professor Emeritus African History and Culture University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Joseph Adjaye is Emeritus Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and Professor of History at the University of Ghana, Legon. From 1987 to his retirement in 2011, he was professor of Africana Studies, History and GSPIA. He also served as the Director of the African Studies Program (2001-2011) and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies (2000-2004). Prior to coming to the University of Pittsburgh, Professor Adjaye held academic and administrative positions at the University of Illinois and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Adjaye is the author or editor of five books including the award winning Diplomacy and Diplomats in 19th Century Asante and, most recently, African Security and the African Command: Viewpoints on the US Role in Africa, and has published dozens of articles, book chapters and review essays in professional refereed journals on African and Caribbean affairs, history, and cultures. Adjaye has given over 400 invited lectures to college and community groups in cities across the US, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants including Fulbrights, NEH, and Bowman International.
Senior Gender Specialist The World Bank Washington, D.C.
Ms. Sarah Kafui Amanfu Graduate Student, Dept. of Social and Comparative Analysis in Education University of Pittsburgh, PA Ms. Sarah Kafui Amanfu is a master's student at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Social and Comparative Analysis in Education with specialization in Comparative and International Education. She obtained her bachelor's degree majoring in Chemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. Some of her research interests are gender inequality in education, health and economic development.
Dr. Joseph Chacha Deputy Principal, Academics Narok University, Kenya Dr. Chacha is currently the Deputy Principal in charge of Academics and a professor of Physical Chemistry at Narok University in Kenya. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry--electrochemistry in 1988 from the University of Ottawa. He has supervised many student research projects and is the author of many books in his field of studies.
Mr. John Christie-Searles Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Pittsburgh Mr. Christie- Searles attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB), The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (MA), and University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School (MBA). After a corporate executive career spanning 12 years, two cities (San Francisco and Pittsburgh) and four companies (three on the Fortune 500 list, one being a management consultancy), he returned to academia as an administrator at a liberal arts college in northwestern Pennsylvania. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Professor, Department of International Relations Florida International University Dr. Clark is the Chair of the Department of International Relations at Florida International University. He is a leading scholar on politics and international relations in francophone Africa with particular regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC-Kinshasa) and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville). He has carried out extensive field research for two decades in those two countries and elsewhere in eastern and central Africa. Clark has the unique distinction of publishing academic books on both Congos – a seminal study of Congo-Brazzaville (The Failure of Democracy in the Republic of Congo, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008) and a widely praised analysis of the internationalization of war in the DRC (edited volume, The African Stakes of the Congo War , Palgrave, 2002). He has also authored more than 40 academic journal articles and book chapters on African politics. Clark holds a Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and has served as Fulbright Research Scholar and Lecturer at Makerere University, Uganda. Ms. Niecy Dennis President and Founder, World Development Global Alliance Ms. Dennis is the president of the Workforce Development Global Alliance (WDGA) and is responsible for directing and overseeing WDGA’s public initiatives and worldwide efforts to bring employment to educated and talented students in Kenya. Ms. Dennis is credited with creating a worldwide ‘Youth Peace Ambassador’ leadership program. She had been at Mellon Financial Corporation for over 25 years and has held the position of Vice President for Talent Engagement. While at Mellon, she is credited for starting the Pittsburgh Regional Internship Collaborative Enterprise (PRICE). In addition to her professional commitment, Dennis is a facilitator for INROADS', an organization providing leadership for development of talented minority youth. Since visiting Kenya in 2004, Ms. Dennis’ desire to improve the lives of students with the promise of employment became the inspiration for the WDGA. Many of the very same tools utilized in her position at Mellon became the groundwork for the students of the WDGA. Ms. Dennis’ decided to leave Mellon in 2007 to realize the WDGA goals each and every day. Project Associate Institute for International Studies in Education University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Associate Professor of Statistics Yale University New Haven, CT Dr. Emerson is Associate Professor of Statistics, Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, and Fellow, Jonatahn Edwards College at Yale University. He will offer a brief overview of the 2012 Environmental Performance Index and Pilot (EPI) Trend Index. Performance and trends observed from 2000-2010 will be considered, with a particular emphasis on Africa. EPI ranks countries on performance indicators tracked across policy categories that cover both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality. These indicators provide a gauge at national government scale of how close countries are to established policy goals. Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) University of Pittsburgh Dr. Finkel is Associate Professor at GSPIA. She completed her PhD in Political Science at the University of Virginia, specializing in Comparative Social Policy and Japanese Politics. Prior to joining GSPIA, Dr. Finkel worked as a Social Development Specialist at the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa Region. Her areas of expertise are community-driven development, especially related to youth and women’s issues; social and environmental impact assessment; country social analysis; participatory program development; and gender and development. She will address in her presentation issues of gender and development in Africa.
Assistant Professor Director of the Kerr Institute of African History LaRoche College Dr. Forrest is an associate professor and Director of the Kerr Institute of African History since January 2005. He attended the University of Wisconsin where he received his B.A. (French Area Studies), M.A. (Political Science), and Ph.D. (Political Science and Public Administration). He received an award in 2002-2003 for Research Scholar, African Policy Studies, Graduate School for Public & International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Patrick Freeman Program Coordinator, West Africa at The International Foundation for Electoral Systems Washington, DC Patrick Freeman is a Program Coordinator at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) in Washington DC, working on various democracy and governance programs and projects in Africa. Mr. Freeman has obtained his Master's in Public and International Affairs from GSPIA in 2009. Prior to GSPIA, Mr. Freeman worked on women-centered literacy and agricultural programs in rural Ghana. He remains a keen advocate for promoting gender equity initiatives in Africa. Associate Professor, School of Education Director of the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) University of Pittsburgh Dr. Jacob is Assistant Professor of Education, and Director of the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE), based in the School of Education. His research focuses on higher education management and change and HIV/AIDS multi-sectoral prevention, policy analysis, capacity building, and principles of good governance. He has consulted with Ministries of Education and Health, ADB, AED, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, USAID, and The World Bank on development projects in a number of international contexts. Regional areas of expertise include Africa, East and Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Mr. Zachary Karazsia Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Zachary Karazsia is a second-year graduate student in the Masters of International Development program at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), University of Pittsburgh. Karazsia’s geographic specialization is sub-Saharan Africa with a concentration on reconciliation, disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reinsertion and reintegration (DDRRR) and post-conflict reconstruction programs aimed in achieving sustainable peace and security in societies following situations of genocide and mass trauma. Karazsia’s has particular knowledge of Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Karazsia earned his dual bachelor of art’s degrees from The Pennsylvania State University in Global Studies and Communication Arts & Sciences. Karazsia will be presenting his paper, Developing Hearts and Land: A Case Study of Reconciliation and Economic Development in Rwanda. Acting Director, Africa Studies Program, University Center for International Studies (UCIS) & Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Lelei is the Acting Director of the African Studies program (ASP), University Center for International Studies (UCIS), University of Pittsburgh. She also serves as adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, School of Education. She teaches courses on Education in Africa and comparative and International Education. Her research focuses on Educational Development involving issues of access, opportunity and equity. She is particularly interested in challenges people in rural areas face as well as challenges faced by girls and women in accessing education and how lack of educational opportunities impacts on achieving sustainable development in African countries. Research Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine University of Pittsburgh Dr. Matambanadzo is a faculty affiliate in the University Center for International Studies’ African Studies and Global Studies programs. Prior to working in the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Matambanadzo was a Research Associate in the Center for Minority Health (CHM), Graduate School of Public Health where she was a co-investigator and a study coordinator for a city-wide research study on adolescent health. She received her Master of Education degree at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. She completed her doctorate degree at the University of Pittsburgh where she received her Ph.D. in Administrative and Policy Studies with specialization in International Development Education, and a PhD Certificate in Women’s Studies. Dr. Matambanadzo is also certified in Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling and Testing. Her research interest focuses on women's health issues and development. Ms. Peace Medie Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Pittsburgh Peace A. Medie is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Her dissertation, “Police Behavior in Post-Conflict States: Explaining Variation in Responses to Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, and Rape” examines how international and local actors have shaped police officers’ responses to gender-based violence in Liberia. She is currently a dissertation fellow in the African and African Diaspora Studies Program at Boston College. Professor, Political Science Northeastern University Dr. Miles is Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University in Boston, where he teaches courses on comparative politics, international development, religion and politics. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Niger (1977-9), Miles has also lived in Africa as a State Department intern (1980) and Fulbright Scholar (1983, 1986, 1996-7). His four books on Africa include, as editor and major contributor, Political Islam in West Africa (Lynne Rienner, 2007). Miles’ Africanist articles have appeared in a wide span of major journals, including (among many others) African Studies Review, Journal of Modern African Studies, Studies in Comparative International Development, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Comparative Politics, and The American Political Science Review. Miles has consulted for USAID on the use of development projects in counterterrorism programming in Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Director, Head of School, Graduate School of Public and Development Management University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Dr. Mogale completed his BA with honors at the University of the North, South Africa, and his Masters Degree in Science at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1995, Dr. Mogale obtained his Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) where he majored in various subjects covering economics, social development as well as urban and regional planning. Currently, he serves as a senior lecturer and program manager at the Witwatersrand Graduate School of Public & Development Management. Currently sits ont eh board of an IT company and a development NGO as non-executive director and is also a member of the National Anti-Corruption Forum. Acting Head of Department of Curriculum, Teaching, & Media School of Education Makerere University, Uganda
Office of Child Development (OCD) Operating-Education University of Pittsburgh Dr. Musewe is the Director of the Partnership for Family Support Management Information System Program at the Office of Child Development department, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. He obtained his PHD degree in Public Health and has over twenty years of experience in design, development and implementation of management information systems, program evaluation, policy analysis, data analysis, data base management, decision support systems, and application of geographic information system in social/health services. He also has over ten years of experience working with community based health care services in Kenya sponsored by the Government, WHO, USAID, and UNICEF in different capacities as a program information systems coordinator, data analyst, and as an evaluator. Dr. Musewe teaches Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Data Analysis course at the Graduate School of Public Health, department of Behavioral and Community Health Science, University of Pittsburgh. Senior Research Associate Population Action International (PAI), Washington D.C. Mr. Mutunga joined PAI’s research team in January 2009 and is primarily working on population and climate change as well as on aid financing and effectiveness. Originally from Kenya, he has several years of experience conducting public policy research and analysis, on a broad range of socio-economic issues including the environment, population, and health. He had a long and rewarding stint at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research & Analysis (KIPPRA), a public think tank mandated to support the public policy process in Kenya by conducting policy research and analysis for the government of Kenya and the private sector for policy formulation and implementation. Prior to joining PAI, he worked with Policy Planning and Evaluation Inc. (PP&E), a private consulting firm in Herndon, VA, conducting economic cost benefit analysis of a proposed federal regulation for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S Department of Labor. He holds a M.A (Economics) from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with a specialization in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from the Centre for Environmental Economics Policy Research and Analysis in Africa (CEEPA) based at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; and a B.A (Economics and Sociology) from the University of Nairobi. He will deliver the opening keynote presentation on the "Population Dynamics, Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa." Associate Professor of English University of Nairobi Dr. Mweseli received her BA in English in 1979 from the University of Nairobi. She received both her Masters and Doctorate degrees from Atlanta University in 1981 and 1987 respectively. While teaching at the University of Nairobi she held various senior administrative roles such as the chair of postgraduate students' committee in the Department of Literature. She was the Vice-Chancellor of Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology in Kenya 2008-2009. She is the former Literature and Linguistics department head at the University of Nairobi. Dr. Mweseli is the Honorary treasurer of FAWE (Forum for African Women Educationalists). She will address in her presentation the role of FAWE in advancing girls' education for sustainable development in Africa. Sardana Nikolaeva Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Social and Comparative Analysis in Education University of Pittsburgh, PA Sardana Nikolaeva received a BA degree in Linguistics from Sakha State University of Russian Federation in 2003, and an MA degree in Africana Studies from SUNY at Albany in 2008. Currently she is a doctoral candidate in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education program of School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, working under the supervision of Dr. John C. Weidman, professor of Sociology and of Education. In 2010-2011, she has conducted a 9 months dissertation research fieldwork in University of the Western Cape and University of Stellenbosch, the Western Cape, South Africa. The dissertation study seeks to examine how coloured students’ identities (members of the group formerly and currently known as ‘coloured’) are conceptualized, contested, and negotiated within student activism context in a post-apartheid higher education terrain. Dr. Chime Nnadi MD, PhD. MPH University of Port Harcourt Dr. Nnadi completed his medical education at the University of Port Harcourt, a city at the heart of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. He obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health from the United Kingdom and a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health. Dr. Nnadi has recently accepted a position with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Director of Basic & Secondary Education HIV/AIDS Education Sector Coordinator Ministry of Education and Sports, Uganda Dr. Nsubuga is the Director of Basic and Secondary Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda. Before joining the Ministry of Education and Sports, he worked with Uganda AIDS Commission—a national body responsible for policy planning and coordination of HIV/AIDS activities. In this position, he worked as a Coordinator for Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS, Coordinator for Policy and Programming and finally as the Head of the Social and Economic Sector. He established and coordinated the Uganda and Africa Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS. He is currently the Vice Chairperson of the Board of the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS. Mr. Silver Oonyu Graduate student, Dept. of Instruction and Learning University of Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Oonyu is a graduate student pursuing a master's degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, Department of Instruction and Learning (DIL). He is enrolled in the Vision Studies Program (VSP). For his research, he is interested in examining the learning difficulties of blind children in Uganda. He received a bachelor's degree in Education specialization in History and Religious Studies from the Makerere University in Uganda. In 2009, Francis was one of 12 students out of 4, 000 applicants awarded the Ford Foundation Scholarship to to study at the University of Pittsburgh. His dream is to set up a center to help blind children in Uganda. Associate Professor of Economics & Co-Director of the College’s Managerial Economics Program Allegheny College, Meadville, PA Dr. Onyeiwu is Associate Professor of Economics at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He joined Allegheny in August 2001 and is currently a Co-Director of the College’s Managerial Economics Program. After receiving his PhD in Economics from the University of Connecticut in 1997, Dr. Onyeiwu taught at many universities including University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. His research interests include Economics of Developing Countries and International Political Economy. Dr. Onyeiwu has also presented his research at several national and international conferences and has served as a consultant to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), as well as an editor for the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA). Mr. Chris Opoku-Agyeman Doctoral Candidate, Dept of Public Administration and Urban Planning University of Akron, OH. Mr. Chris Opoku- Agyeman is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in Public Administration with Applied Policy and Urban studies with concentration on citizen participation, democratization, good governance and economic development from The University of Akron. He graduated with a masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Akron with specialization in program evaluation and strategic management and a BA (Honors) degree in Political Science with Information Studies from the University of Ghana. Director of the Ford Institute for Human Security Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Pittsburgh Dr. Picard is a professor and former Director of the International Development Division of the Graduate school of Public and International Affairs of the University of Pittsburgh. He served as President of Public Administration Service from 2002-2005. His research and consulting specializations include international development, governance, development management, local government, civil society and human resource development. His primary area of interest is Africa. Dr. Picard has served as a UNDP and World Bank advisor and worked in more than 46 countries, 38 of which are in Africa and the Middle East. Dr. Picard has carried out research on regional and district administration in Tanzania as well as research on U.S. foreign aid, security and diplomacy. Dr. David K. Serem Principal, Narok University Professor D. K. Serem holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Administration of Higher Education from the University of Wyoming, U.S.A. He is a seasoned educational administrator and currently, the Principal of Narok University College, Kenya. He researches in Educational Leadership and Management. Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Pittsburgh Dr. Seybolt joined GSPIA at the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 after serving for six years as a senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C. He has been a Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies and an Adjunct Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. From 1999 to 2002, he was Leader of the Conflicts and Peace Enforcement Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden. Seybolt is the author of Humanitarian Military Intervention: the Conditions for Success and Failure (Oxford, 2007). He was also an advisor to the Genocide Prevention Task Force, co-chaired by Madeleine Albright and William Cohen. Assistant Professor Dr. Sharma was born and raised in Uganda and attended Makerere University, where he graduated with a BA (Honors) degree in sociology and social anthropology in 1969. He left Uganda to do graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania with a fellowship from the Population Council of New York. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a MA (1970) and a PhD (1975) in demography with a specialization in African demography. Since 1973, he has been on the faculty of the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. Dr Sharma has been a consultant American Public health Association, the United Nations and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) on a project funded by Pathfinder fund. He worked as a senior social scientist on a USAID funded Institute of Reproductive Health, which was run by a consortium consisting of University of Pittsburgh, Georgetown University and Los Angeles Regional Family Health Center. His current research is on environmental and socioeconomic influences on health use geospatial statistical tools. Assistant Professor of History, CMU
Dr. Slate’s research and teaching focus on the transnational history of social movements in the United States and South Asia. His first book, Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India, was recently published by Harvard University Press. Dr. Slate earned degrees in Earth Systems and the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities from Stanford University and in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University before completing his Ph.D. in History at Harvard University. Professor of Education and Sociology, School of Education University of Pittsburgh Dr. Weidman has served twice as chairperson of the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies. From 2004 to 2007, He was Director of the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE). His other positions include Visiting Research Fellow (Professor) in the Graduate School of International Development at Nagoya University in Japan; Guest Professor at Beijing Normal University in China; the UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Research in the Institute of Research and Postgraduate Studies at Maseno University (then Maseno University College) in Kenya; and Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor of the Sociology of Education on the Philosophical Faculty I of Augsburg University in Germany. Dr. Randy Weinberg Professor, Information Systems, CMU Dr. Weinberg is a Teaching Professor in Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the faculty director of Carnegie Mellon's undergraduate degree program in Information Systems. His professional interests include software development methods, project management, decision support systems, global IT education and an emerging specialty in sustainability and Information Technology. Assistant Professor, Political Science Sarah Lawrence College Dr. Zuern is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Sarah Lawrence College, and previously taught at Amherst College, where she was awarded a Mellon postdoctoral fellowship and a Loewenstein fellowship. She specializes in the study of community-level democratization; post-conflict reconciliation; poverty, inequality and social movements in new democracies; collective memory and post-conflict reconciliation. Her field work has focused on South Africa and Namibia, and she is the author of the highly acclaimed The Politics of Necessity: Community Organizing and Democracy in South Africa (University of Wisconsin Press, 2011). She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.
Date: Thursday, March 29th- Friday, March 30th 2012 Venue: University Club House, Ball Room A and B, University of Pittsburgh
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Organized by: Ford Institute for Human Security
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