INS Steering Committee

Edmund Abaka, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor
Director of Graduate Studies

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A graduate of the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, Dr. Abaka earned his Ph.D. in African History from York University and his Master of Arts in European History from the University of Guelph in Canada. He teaches African and African Diaspora History courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These include HIS 201: History of Africa I...

Louise K. Davidson-Schmich

Professor

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Louise K. Davidson-Schmich is Professor of Political Science and Director of Undergraduate Studies/ Associate Chair for Political Science. Her research interests include gender and politics as well as politics in long-term democracies. Davidson-Schmich is the author or editor of five books including the forthcoming Gender, Leadership and Crisis:...

Dina Moulioukova

Senior Lecturer

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Dr. Moulioukova is a Lecturer of International Studies at the University of Miami, and Assistant Director and co-founder of the Global Security Initiative. She completed her PhD at the University of Miami with focus on innovative approaches to security studies. Prior to her studies at UM, Dr. Moulioukova received her Master of Law degree (LL.M.)...

Costantino Pischedda

Associate Professor

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I hold a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University and an MA in Strategic Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). In 2015-16 I was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School’s Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance (Princeton University) My research interests cover...