Faculty
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has more than 140 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, many of whom are internationally recognized as leaders in their fields.
Research Field: Economic Development
Thomas D. Boston
Economics
Professor
Thomas “Danny” Boston is a Professor of Economics in the School of Economics at Georgia Tech. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Economics from Cornell University, focusing on economic development and macroeconomics. His current areas of research are Quantitative Program Performance Evaluations; (continues)
Kirk S. Bowman
International Affairs
Associate Professor
Dr. Kirk Bowman joined the Georgia Tech faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in 1998 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004. He directs study abroad programs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Cuba and is the director of the Georgia Tech International House. (continues)
Shiri Breznitz
Public Policy
Assistant Professor
Shiri M. Breznitz's is an assistant professor at the school of Public policy at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on regional economic development. Her main interest is the role of universities in economic development, technology transfer and commercialization. Dr. Breznitz intensively studies the biotechnology industry. (continues)
Jennifer Clark
Public Policy
Associate Professor
Jennifer Clark is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on regional economic development, manufacturing, industry clusters and innovation. Dr. Clark publishes research on the development and diffusion of regional policies (including research centers) and their effect on cities and their economic competitiveness. (continues)
Kelly Comfort
Modern Languages
Associate Professor - Spanish
Dr. Kelly Comfort received her PhD in Comparative Literature with a designated emphasis in Critical Theory from the University of California, Davis. She joined the Georgia Tech faculty as an Assistant Professor of Spanish in the School of Modern Languages in 2005 and became Associate Professor in 2012. (continues)
Usha C. Nair-Reichert
Economics
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs
Dr. Usha C. Nair-Reichert holds a PhD in Economics from Purdue University. Her research interests are in the areas of international trade and foreign direct investment, intellectual property protection, innovation and technology transfer, sustainability, economic development, energy and healthcare. (continues)
Philip P. Shapira
Public Policy
Professor
Philip Shapira is a Professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology and Professor of Management, Innovation and Policy with the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. His interests encompass science and technology policy, economic and regional development, innovation management and policy, industrial competitiveness, technology trajectories and assessment, innovation measurement, and policy evaluation. (continues)
Olga Shemyakina
Economics
Assistant Professor
Dr. Olga Shemyakina received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA in 2007. She joined the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2007. Her research interests include applied microeconomics, armed conflict, health, education, gender, labor economics and economic development. (continues)
Jenny Leigh Smith
History, Technology, and Society
Assistant Professor
Jenny Leigh Smith is a historian of technology and the environment. Her area of regional focus is the Soviet Union. She is revising a book manuscript about the industrialization of agriculture in the Soviet Union. Her new work focuses on Soviet international development projects during the Cold War.
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