Meet current MIDA students within the Department of Political Science at Western Michigan University and learn about their interests.
Samuel Agyeman
Research interests: policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, civil society and non-profit leadership
Education: B.A., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Homayun Arian
Field of specialization: general; international development
Education: B.B.A., Kardan Institute of Higher Education
Ana Laura Celorio Escandon
Research interests: sustainable development and non-profit management
Field of specialization: environmental science, management and public policy analysis
Education: B.A., Universidad Latina de America
Cinthya Collado
Education: M.A., Universidad Centroamericana
Miguel Angel Diaz Abreu
Research interests: economic development, political theory
Field of specialization: economics
Education: B.A., Santo Domingo Institute of Technology
Augusto Cesar Dominguez Hernandez
Research interests: gender politics, democratization, LGBT rights
Field of specialization: democratization, gender politics
Education: B.A., Mother and Teaching Pontifical Catholic University
Komlan Edan
Research interests: monitoring and evaluation/development policies
Field of specialization: international development project
Education: B.S., University of Benin, M.S., National School of Statistics and Applied Economics of Abidjan
Nasim Gholamzadah
Field of specialization: international development management
Education: B.A., American University of Afghanistan
Kalyn Hitt
Research interests: post-conflict societies, civil society, political institutions, political economy
Field of specialization: monitoring and evaluation
Education: B.A., Western Michigan University
Thomas McDaniel
Education: B.A., Western Illinois University, M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Mike Moonde
Education: B.A., University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh
Odontuya Norov
Research interests: international affairs, public policy, political economy
Fields of specialization: public policy in developing countries, non-profit organizations
Education: B.B.A., Institute of Finance and Economics, B.A., Mongolian State Pedagogical University
Alan Nzita Nzita
Research interests: policy analysis and non-profit organization leadership
Education: B.A., Protestant University of Congo
Ronald Oyugi
Education: B.A., Kenyatta University
Felanny Perez Cuevas
Education: Bachelor in Law, Universidad Autonoma De Santo Domingo
Mariel Ramirez Lluberes
Education: B.A., University of the Caribbean
Denia Ramirez Soriano
Research interests: education, health care, foreign policy, poverty reduction, gender equality, urbanization, and sustainable development
Field of specialization: health services management
Education: B.A., Autonomous University of Santo Domingo
Bethanie Saint Louis
Education: B.S., Madonna University, Certificate of Human Resources Management, Cornell University, Certicate of Business Management, Northcentral Technical College
Djibril Sano
Ahmad Sadiq
Mackenzie Scholte
Education: B.A., Anderson University
Lissette Reyes Segura
Education: B.A., Universidad Catolica Santa Domingo
Rossy Sical
Sokhona Sissoko
Research interests: international development (NGOs)
Field of specialization: international development and administration
Education: M.A., Institut Superieur de Management Senegal
Breanne Stokes
Education: B.A., Adrian College
Pascal Valbrune
Research interests: inequality and social exclusion in developing countries, economic development, brain drain, development effectiveness
Field of specialization: policy analysis, planning and non-profit management
Education: B.B.A., University of Notre Dame Haiti
Caitlin Vincent
