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Our Experts

Rob Hicks is an Associate Professor of Economics at the College of William and Mary. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 1997. He has published in the area of environmental economics, applied econometrics, and international development finance.

Brad Parks is a non-resident researcher for AidData and a Ph.D. student at the London School of Economics. Previously, Brad was Associate Director in the Department of Policy and International Relations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. He received his MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2004.

Daniel Nielson is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 1997. His research interests include agency theory, multilateral development banks, social and environmental assistance, and comparative politics, particularly in Latin America.

J. Timmons Roberts is the Director of the Center for Environmental Studies and Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Brown University. He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1992. He has a wide range of interests related to environmental policy and environmental justice including work on the social impact of climate change and environmental justice in the United States and Latin America, especially Brazil.

Michael Tierney is Director of International Relations and Associate Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary. He received his Ph.D. from UCSD in 2003. His interests include international organizations, IR theory, political economy of development, and institutions. He has written numerous articles and book chapters applying agency theory to cases in international relations.

Sven Wilson is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 1997. He now studies public health policy, labor economics, and the health impacts of international development. He has published in the American Economic Review, Applied Economics, and numerous other journals.

Mike Findley is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at BYU. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science in 2007 from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research examines civil wars, ethnic conflict, and terrorism. He has published in the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and other journals.

Darren Hawkins is Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University, where he is currently the department chair. He teaches and researches on international relations and especially international organizations. He has published a number of scholarly articles on international human rights, international institutions, and democracy.