Development Studies offers a three-tiered advising system: Concentration Director, Program Manager, and faculty mentor.
For concentration-specific questions (i.e., questions about meeting course requirements, certification of progress toward graduation, etc.), students should contact the DS Concentration Director and/or the Academic Program Manager. All DS students will be assigned a faculty advisor who is available to provide general mentorship and scholarly advice.
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Concentration DirectorGeri AugustoDirector, Undergraduate Development Studies Concentration Professor Augusto is a leading scholar of human and social development, with a particular emphasis on subjugated knowledge (indigenous knowledges, local knowledge, knowledges of the enslaved); science and technology and higher education policies in the Global South; black transnationalism; and the social and freedom movements of African and Afro-descendent communities, an interest which stretches across the USA, Southern Africa and Brazil. |
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Program ManagerAnita Nester Anita Nester is a resource for all DS students (both current and prospective), and is typically the first stop for inquiries concerning the DS concentration. All new concentrators will file their DS concentration with Anita. She also provides support and answers questions regarding:
Please feel free to contact her with questions about the points above as well as ways to get involved with DS and the Watson Institute. Drop by during open walk-in hours, make an appointment, or request a Zoom videoconference meeting. |
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Peer AdvisorCat Maker '21 |
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Thesis AdvisingSee list of past thesis advisors |