DESHA M. GIROD Georgetown University Department of Government Washington, DC 20057-1034 Email: Desha.Girod “at” georgetown.edu https://sites.google.com/site/deshagirod/ Birthplace: Puerto Rico Vita Date: January16, 2015 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Assistant Professor Georgetown University, Department of Government, August 2009present Post-doctoral Fellow Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, July 2008-July 2009 EDUCATION Stanford University Ph.D. in Political Science, June 2008 Trinity College, Dublin M.Phil in International Peace Studies, July 2002 Penn State University B.A. in Political Science with Highest Distinction and Honors in Communications, May 2000 RESEARCH International and Comparative Political Economy of Developing Countries BOOKS Explaining Post-Conflict Reconstruction. 2015. New York: Oxford University Press. Comparing Donors of Foreign Aid (project in progress) 1 JOURNAL ARTICLES Forthcoming “Take the Money and Run: The Determinants of Compliance with Aid Agreements” (co-authored with Jennifer Tobin). International Organization. Forthcoming “Reducing Postconflict Coup Risk: The Low Windfall Coup-Proofing Hypothesis.” Conflict Management and Peace Science. 2014 “Indigenous Origins of Colonial Institutions” (co-authored with Luz Marina Arias). Quarterly Journal of Political Science 9, 3: 371-406. 2012 “Elite-Led Democratisation in Aid-Dependent States: The Case of Mauritania” (co-authored with Meir Walters). Journal of North African Studies 17, 2 (March): 181-193. 2012 “Effective Foreign Aid Following Civil War: The Nonstrategic-Desperation Hypothesis.” American Journal of Political Science 56, 1 (January): 188-201. 2011 “Do Migrants Improve Their Hometowns? Remittances and Access to Public Services in Mexico, 1995-2000” (co-authored with Claire L. Adida). Comparative Political Studies 44, 1 (January): 3-27. CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES 2013 “Transitional Successes and Failures: The International-Domestic Nexus” (coauthored with Kathryn Stoner, Larry Diamond, and Michael McFaul). In Kathryn Stoner and Michael McFaul (editors) Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press). 2009 “Governance and Foreign Assistance: The Imperfect Translation of Ideas into Outcomes” (co-authored with Stephen D. Krasner and Kathryn Stoner-Weiss). In Amichai Magen, Michael McFaul and Thomas Risse (editors) Promoting Democracy and the Rule of Law: American and European Strategies (UK: Palgrave Macmillan Press). PAPERS IN PROGRESS Cut From the Same Cloth? Multilateral vs. Bilateral Aid Mass Protests and the Resource Curse: How Rents Facilitate Authoritarian Repression (coauthored with Megan Stewart and Meir Walters) Under Review Saviors and Pariahs: Social Service Provision after Oil Booms in Oman and Equatorial Guinea (co-authored with Meir Walters) 2 GRANTS Open Source Indicators Grant, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity/BBN Technologies (PI), 2012-2014: $383,904 Book Incubator Grant, Georgetown University, 2011: $5,000 Summer Academic Grant, Georgetown University, 2011: $9,500 FELLOWSHIPS Post-doctoral Fellowship, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University, 2008-2009 Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University, 2007-2008 Center on International Conflict and Negotiation, Stanford University, 2007-2008 Graduate Political Science Scholarship, Stanford University, 2002-2007 George J. Mitchell Scholarship, 2000-2001 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, awarded 1999 Bunton-Waller Fellowship (for under-represented minorities), Penn State University, 1996-2000 INVITED PRESENTATIONS Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico, March 2015 (scheduled) National Congress of Honduras (held a one-day, 6-hour class in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for approximately 45 members of the Congress), November 2014 Georgetown University, Comparative Government Seminar, April 2014 Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, March 2014 Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity/BBN Technologies, February 2014 University of California, Berkeley, Department of Political Science, November 2013 Emory University, Department of Political Science, September 2012 BBN Technologies, June 2012 University of South Carolina, Department of Political Science, February 2012 Columbia University, International Politics Seminar, October 2011 Georgetown University, International Development Seminar, September 2011 Georgetown University, African Studies, “Lusophone Africa: Democratization, Development and Global Influences,” January 2011 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, October 2010 Penn State University, Department of Political Science, October 2010 U.S. Naval Academy, Africa Forum, September 2010 University of Ottawa, Centre for International Policy Studies, May 2010 Georgetown University, Department of Government, April 2010 Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, January 2010 3 University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, November 2009 Georgetown University, Department of Government, October 2009 Yale University, Department of Political Science, April 2009 Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, “Workshop on Poorly Governed Resource-Dependent States: Policy Options for the New Administration,” March 2009 Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, “International Sources of Democratization” (Discussant), March 2009 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, November 2008 Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation, June 2008 Stanford University, Center for Latin American Studies, May 2008 Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, “Reorganizing U.S. Government Democracy Promotion Efforts” May 2008 Cornell University, Institute for African Development, April 2008 Georgetown University, Department of Government, January 2008 Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, October 2007 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, October 2007 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, February 2007 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, January 2007 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, October 2006 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, May 2006 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, April 2006 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, November 2005 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, October 2005 Yale University, Center for the Study of Globalization, May 2005 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, April 2005 Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation, April 2005 Stanford University, Department of Political Science, March 2005 ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES American Political Science Association: (2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006); Midwest Political Science Association (2014, 2011, 2007, 2006); International Political Economy Society (2011, 2008); Peace Science Society (2014); Political Economy of International Organizations (2010); International Studies Association (2015; 2008); African Studies Association (2006). TEACHING Ph.D. Classes: Comparative Politics Field Seminar, Field Methods, Failed and Fragile States Undergraduate Classes: State Building, Civil War in Developing Countries Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Member: 9 advisees (6 ongoing; 3 completed) 4 M.A. Thesis Advisor: 1 ongoing Development, Management and Policy, Department of Government Undergraduate Honors Theses Advisor/Reader: 9 advisees (1 ongoing; 8 completed) African Studies, 2010, 2014 Department of Government, 2012, 2014 - Winner of Department of Government Award for Best Thesis - Winner of Pi Sigma Alpha National Undergraduate Thesis Competition International Politics, 2011, 2015 Justice and Peace Studies, 2011 Latin American Studies, 2012 Carroll Fellows, 2012 SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE PROFESSION Reviewer Africa Today, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, International Interactions, International Organization, International Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, Journal of African Economies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Politics, Journal of Global Governance, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Review of International Organizations, World Development, World Politics 2014-2015 Panelist, Latin@ Heritage Month Panel, Latin@ Leadership Forum, Georgetown University Board Member, Foreign Policy Section, American Political Science Association Presenter at Workshop on Grant Writing for Ph.D. Students, Government Department, Georgetown University Graduate Admissions and Fellowships Committee Member, Government Department, Georgetown University Executive Committee Member, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University Faculty Affiliate, African Studies Program, Georgetown University 2013-2014 Committee Member, Review of 1st -year Ph.D. Students, Government Department, Georgetown University Search Committee Member, Comparative Politics, Georgetown University Comprehensive Exam Committee Member, Government Department, Georgetown University Committee Member, College Executive Committee, Georgetown University Presenter at Workshop on Writing an Abstract for Ph.D. Students, Government Department, Georgetown University Executive Committee Member, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University Faculty Affiliate, African Studies Program, Georgetown University 5 2011-2012 Committee Member, African Politics Conference Group-Lynne Rienner Award for Best Dissertation in African Politics Panel Organizer, Local Arrangements Committee, African Studies Association Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee, African Studies Association Comparative Government Speaker Series Organizer, Government Department, Georgetown University Department Scribe, Government Department, Georgetown University Executive Committee Member, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University Faculty Affiliate, African Studies Program, Georgetown University Member of Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network, Georgetown University 2010-2011 Search Committee Member, Associate Director of the Master’s in Democracy and Governance, Government Department, Georgetown University Planning and Budget Committee Member, Government Department, Georgetown University Comparative Government Speaker Series Co-organizer, Government Department, Georgetown University Member of Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network, Georgetown University Executive Committee Member, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University Faculty Affiliate, African Studies Program, Georgetown University Comprehensive Exam Committee Member, Government Department, Georgetown University Fulbright Interview Committee Member, Georgetown University Presenter at Workshop on Writing an Abstract for Ph.D. Students, Government Department, Georgetown University 2009-2010 Graduate Admissions and Fellowships Committee Member, Government Department, Georgetown University Executive Committee Member, Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University Faculty Affiliate, African Studies Program, Georgetown University Committee Member, Review of 1st -year Ph.D. Students, Government Department, Georgetown University Comprehensive Exam Committee Member, Government Department, Georgetown University National Interview Panel for the Mitchell Scholarship FIELD WORK Mozambique, Uganda, Panama LANGUAGES Spanish (fluent, native of Puerto Rico), Portuguese (proficient), French (proficient) 6
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