Lahra Smith
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Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

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Appointments
Associate Professor, SFS & Department of Government
Georgetown University · 2016–present
Director, African Studies Program
Georgetown University · 2020–2026
Assistant Professor, African Studies & Government
Georgetown University · 2007–2016
Education
Ph.D. Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles · 2005
M.A. African Area Studies
University of California, Los Angeles · 2000
B.A. Political Science & Anthropology
University of New Hampshire · 1997
Select grants
Henry Luce Foundation, Africa-China Initiative
National Science Foundation & APSA Centennial Center, Political Science Predoctoral Summer Institute, with Dr. Diana Kapiszewski
National Science Foundation RAPID, Teaching Democracy
Georgetown Environment Initiative, Environmental Impact of Protracted and New Refugee Camps, with Dr. Douglas Howard
Select fellowships & honors
Collaborative Research Grant, Department of Government, Georgetown University
Faculty Fellow, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University
Fellow in African Migration, Center for Social Justice, Georgetown University
Doyle Diversity Faculty Fellow, Georgetown University
JUHAN Teaching Fellow, Center for Social Justice, Georgetown University
Initiative on Technology-Enhanced Learning Fellow, CNDLS, Georgetown University
Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Ethnicity and Multicultural Citizenship, Queen’s University, Canada
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Bunn Intercultural Center
Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057