Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Dates: 1992-1999
Ph.D., International Studies.
Concentrations: International Relations, Comparative Politics, and International Organizations.
University of Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Dates: 1986-1989
Experience
Benedict College, Columbia, SC
Dates: 2010 to Present
Professor of Political Science, and
Area Coordinator for Political Science
Allen University, Columbia, SC
Dates: 1999-2010
Associate Professor of Political Science and History, Chair and Coordinator of the Social Science Department.
Colorado Technical University Online, Colorado Springs, CO
Dates: 2010 to 2011
Online Adjunct Assistant Professor of History.
Groups and Associations
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Dates: 1999 to Present
International Studies Association (ISA)
Dates: 1999 to Present
African Studies Association (ASA)
Dates: 1999 to Present
Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
Dates: 2012 to present
Honors and Awards
Pi Sigma Alpha (The National Political Science Honor Society)
Dates: 2012
Sigma Iota Rho (The National Honor Society in International Studies)
Dates: 1996
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 8th Edition
Dates: 2003-2004
Fulbright Scholarship
Dates: 1992-1998
Strom Thurmond Fellowship Award in International Relations
Dates: 1997
Publications
The Political Crisis of March 2009 in Madagascar: A Case Study of Conflict and Conflict Mediation
Dates: 2017
Greed and Civil War in Post-Cold War Africa: Revisiting The Greed Theory of Civil War
Dates: 2011
African Security, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 269-282.
Democratization and Armed Conflicts in Post-Cold War Africa (1989-2012)
Dates: December 2015
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, Vol. 9(12), pp. 404-415.
Women’s Health in Post-Cold-War Africa: The Dramatic Effects of Poverty, HIV/AIDS and Armed Conflicts
Dates: 2007
Asian Women, Winter, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 7-20.
Political Parties in Madagascar: Neopatrimonial Tools or Democratic Instruments
Dates: 2005
Party Politics, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 495-512 (with Richard R. Marcus).
The Failure of the United Nations Development Programs for Africa
Dates: 2003
University Press of America: Lanham, Maryland.
Documents
Training
Certificate in Negotiation and Conflict Management
Dates: August 2011
Certificate of Course Completion, awarded by the United States Institute of Peace
Certificate in Conflict Analysis
Dates: May 2008
Certificate of Course Completion, awarded by United States Institute of Peace
Certificate in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
Dates: July 15-16, 2011
Successful completion of a summer workshop on Student Learning Outcomes Assessment, through Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC. This training included:
- Overview of Student Learning Outcomes, and
- ABC’s of Data Analysis.
Certificate in Online Teaching
Dates: December 2010
Successful completion of training in online teaching, through MaxKnowledge. This training included:
- EL 101 Designing and Developing Online Courses
- EL 102 Online Teaching Techniques
- EL 104 Teaching and Organizing a Virtual Learning Environment
